Nabokov's Butterfly and Other Stories of Great Authors and Rare Books

Nabokov's Butterfly and Other Stories of Great Authors and Rare Books
Author: R. A. Gekoski
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2004
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780786714520


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A collector of rare books shares his personal experiences with twenty important volumes and other literary items, including a signed copy of Sylvia Plath's The Colossus, a copy of Nabokov's Lolita from Graham Greene, and the sale of J. R. R. Tolkien's college gown.


Nabokov's Butterfly and Other Stories of Great Authors and Rare Books
Language: en
Pages: 240
Authors: R. A. Gekoski
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: Da Capo Press

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A collector of rare books shares his personal experiences with twenty important volumes and other literary items, including a signed copy of Sylvia Plath's The
Tolkien's Gown
Language: en
Pages: 264
Authors: R. A. Gekoski
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher:

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Based on the popular BBC Radio 4 series Rare Books, Rare People, Tolkien's Gown? and Other Stories of Great Authors and Rare Books? is a feast of the tales behi
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Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Rick Gekoski
Categories: Art thefts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013 - Publisher: Profile Books(GB)

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Like Sherlock Holmes's dog in the night time, sometimes the true significance of things lies in their absence. Rick Gekoski tells the very human stories that li
Guarded by Dragons
Language: en
Pages: 211
Authors: Rick Gekoski
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-07-08 - Publisher: Hachette UK

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Language: en
Pages: 208
Authors: Rick Gekoski
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-05-14 - Publisher: Constable

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