Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller by Oliver Darkshire

Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller

Oliver Darkshire

240 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
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An antiquarian bookseller divulges the secrets of the trade and the peculiarities of life in one of the world’s oldest bookstores.One morning, Oliver Darkshire stepped into the hushed interior of Henry Sotheran Ltd. in London to interview for what...

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funny 88%
lighthearted 81%
informative 62%
reflective 30%
relaxing 28%
inspiring 12%
hopeful 11%
adventurous 9%
mysterious 5%
emotional 4%

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fast 31%
slow 15%

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