The Spy in the Bookshop by John Saumarez Smith
Provides an account of day to day life in one of London's best loved and stylish bookshops that is used to flesh out Heywood Hill's correspondence with Nancy Mitford who referred to him as 'the spy in the bookshop'. This book offers an account of life behind the counter in a west end bookshop, where all was most definitely not what it seemed.
John Saumarez Smith has worked at Heywood Hill's bookshop since 1965 and managed it since 1974. He reviews, catalogues and lectures on books, advises on private and other libraries, acts as Honorary Librarian at Chequers, and has been variously described as a book man, a book expert and a book doctor.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780711226982 |
| ISBN 10 | 0711226989 |
| Title | The Spy in the Bookshop |
| Author | John Saumarez Smith |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2006-11-23 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |