Book description
Buzbee celebrates the unique experience of the bookstore - the smell and touch of books, getting lost in the deep canyons of shelves, the silent community of readers - sharing his passion for books and interweaving throughout the whole a fascinating historical account of the bookseller's trade.
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I could spend all day in a bookstore, roaming the neat spine-forward titles, checking out the booksellers’ favorites, and nestled on the floor between the shelves, discovering books I want to read and rediscovering the ones I always meant to buy.
In Lewis Buzbee, I have a kindred spirit, someone who loves bookstores as much as I do—if not more—and who has the experience of many years working in and with them.
I stretched out this book as long as I could, as unwilling to let this book come to an end as I am to leave the warm yellow…
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