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 veritable feast of the tales behind some of the most iconic titles to have graced British publishing, and fascinating anecdotes about the authors who wrote them. It starts with the story of how Graham Green arranged a meeting in his hotel room to sell a signed copy of "Lolita" for 4,000 to the author of this book, Rick Gekoski, over a glass or ten of vodka. He resold the book for 9,000 in ...
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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 veritable feast of the tales behind some of the most iconic titles to have graced British publishing, and fascinating anecdotes about the authors who wrote them. It starts with the story of how Graham Green arranged a meeting in his hotel room to sell a signed copy of "Lolita" for 4,000 to the author of this book, Rick Gekoski, over a glass or ten of vodka. He resold the book for 9,000 in his hungover state the next day to Elton John's lyricist Bernie Taupin and in later years, it went on to fetch $264,000 at auction in Christies. With all the other behind-the-scenes stories, this becomes a gem of a book, tales about Tolkien, Potter, Orwell, Larkin, Hemingway and more, representing a treasure trove of trivia for book fans.
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Add this copy of "Tolkien's Gown" and Other Stories of Great Authors and to cart. $8.00, very good condition, Sold by bookaddict rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from sanford, ME, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Constable.
Add this copy of Tolkien's Gown and Other Stories of Great Authors and to cart. $16.33, good condition, Sold by Halcyon Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from LONDON, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2004 by Constable.
Add this copy of Tolkien's Gown and Other Stories of Great Authors and to cart. $16.99, very good condition, Sold by Brit Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Milton Keynes, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2004 by Constable.
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Add this copy of Tolkien's Gown & Other Stories of Great Authors and to cart. $30.00, like new condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Constable.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. 240pp. Slight spotting on topedge, else fine in a near fine dust jacket with modest edgewear. Amusing anecdotes of the great and the good in the rare book world, by an American expatriate academic-turned-book dealer, the stories are elaborated from the BBC Radio 4 series *Rare Books, Rare People*. The title was changed for the later U.S. edition.
Add this copy of Tolkien's Gown' and Other Stories of Great Authors and to cart. $39.00, very good condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 2004 by Constable.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 7x5x1; Jacket is tidy with little shelf rub. Boards are neat with little edge rub. Binding is secure. No inscriptions or annotations. Presents well in cellophane. JHK.
Add this copy of Tolkien's Gown' and Other Stories of Great Authors and to cart. $74.03, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Robinson Publishing.
Add this copy of Tolkien's Gown and Other Stories of Great Authors and to cart. $109.25, like new condition, Sold by MagicCarpetBooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Carson City, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Constable.
