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ISBN: 9781780331195 - Outside of a Dog Outside of a Dog
Rick Gekoski

ISBN10: 1780331193  ISBN13: 9781780331195
Publisher: Constable and Robinson Constable
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 18 Aug 2011
Tracing the formative role books have played in his life, the author trains the same ironic and analytic eye on these books and their authors as he does on himself. "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to... More

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ISBN: 9781841199290 - "Tolkien's Gown" and Other Stories of Great Authors and Rare Books
Rick Gekoski

ISBN10: 184119929X  ISBN13: 9781841199290
Publisher: Constable and Robinson Constable
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 01 Oct 2004
In each of the twenty chapters of this erudite and funny work, rare book dealer Rick Gekoski tells the inside story of a great work of modern literature. Based loosely on a hugely successful Radio 4 series, Rare Books, Rare People, each essay... More

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ISBN: 9781849013819 - Outside of a Dog Outside of a Dog
Rick Gekoski

ISBN10: 1849013810  ISBN13: 9781849013819
Publisher: Constable and Robinson Constable
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 16 Sep 2010
An account of twenty-five books drawn from the fields of literature, psychology and philosophy, and a memoir of a reading self. Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. "Groucho Marx Outside of a Dog"... More

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ISBN: 9781845298838 - Outside of a Dog Outside of a Dog
Rick Gekoski

ISBN10: 1845298837  ISBN13: 9781845298838
Publisher: Constable and Robinson Constable
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 25 Aug 2009
Offers an account of twenty-five books drawn from the fields of literature, psychology and philosophy, and a memoir of a reading self. Tracing the formative role books have played in his life, the author trains the same ironic and analytic eye on... More

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ISBN: 9780786716548 - Nabokov's Butterfly Nabokov's Butterfly
Rick Gekoski

ISBN10: 0786716541  ISBN13: 9780786716548
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc
Edition: illustrated edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 01 Jun 2006
An author and rare book dealer profiles 20 editions of major books that have passed through his hands and made publishing history, as the books--and their authors' memorabilia--have become the legends of rare book collectors. Includes 25 color... More

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ISBN: 9780786714520 - Nabokov's Butterfly Nabokov's Butterfly
Rick Gekoski

ISBN10: 0786714522  ISBN13: 9780786714520
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc
Edition: Carroll & Graf
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 31 Aug 2004
As Nabokov's Butterfly demonstrates, great books tell unique stories that extend well beyond those within. Author and master rare book dealer Rick Gekoski offers twenty tales of his encounters with rare editions of some of the most beloved books... More