Frantic Press (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. The memoirs of a longtime London bookseller and columnist for ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS MONTHLY and BOOK SOURCE MONTHLY, with details of Richard Booth and Hay-on-Wye, Peter Eaton, and many other figures in the 1970-80s British book trade. A fine copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Frantic Press, 1989. Hardcover. New/New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Octavo. 199 pages. Several b&w photographs within the text. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "With all best wishes / from the author / Paul P. B. Minet. / York. 12.xii.'00". Very Good in Very Good jacket. Small bump at the foot of the spine. Page edges a bit tanned and dull. Jacket has faded slightly at its spine, which also has a little creasing at the ends. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. For my money, the best book on the general secondhand book trade ever written, full of anecdotes and the nuts and bolts of the trade. As well, this is an excellent history of bookselling in the U.K. fro, the Sixties through the Eighties, before the internet came along. Clean, unmarked and tight.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. First Edition. Old Knowle, Frant, East Sussex, U.K: Frantic Press, 1989. Very Good condition in a Very Good dust jacket. Protected by a removable mylar clear-plastic sleeve. NO chips. NO tears. NO fading. NOT price clipped (£12). NOT a library discard. A square, tight copy. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. 1989. First Edition. Bound in the original red boards, stamped in bright gold on the spine. From the dust jacket: "Details of Richard Booth [Hay on Wye], Peter Eaton, Edward Martell, Covent Garden Bookshop, etc., etc. Written on a sabbatical in Greece in 1983/4, LATE BOOKING covers the career up to that point of one of the most assiduous secondhand booksellers since the last war. Paul Minet has struggled for 25 years, with very varied success, to re-create the browsing bookshops he loved as a boy. Whether 'running' books from shop to shop in the West Country, dozing behind market bookstalls, up to his armpits in old books in an unlit cinema in Ilfracombe or running one of the largest bookshops in London, the author is the perennial optimist in his chosen field. Most people have at one time or another fancied running a small bookshop. LATE BOOKING is essential reading for anyone who is seriously considering doing so. To all those others who only dream, it is the perfect antidote, a way to participate in all the rush and excitement of the author's numerous adventures without actually risking anything oneself. Paul Minet was the founder of the ANTIQUARIAN BOOK MONTHLY REVIEW and has contributed a widely read column to its pages for the past fifteen years. As well as the definitive account of this venture, LATE BOOKING includes an important chapter on his spell as Managing Editor of THE NEW DAILY and a major account of Richard Booth, the 'King' of Hay-on-Wye and a friend and rival for many years. Dozens of other booksellers, be they born dealers, wild eccentrics or quiet intellectuals, also flit through these pages. LATE BOOKING is bound to become one of the classic works in a field which has not seen many detailed memoirs this century.". First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. (viii), 199pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.…

1st edition. A very nice bright, clean copy Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.

Cloth, 8vo, 199 pp, ills. A very enjoyable account of pre-internet bookdealing from a highly experienced practitioner. "Written on a sabbatical in Greece in 1983/4, Late Booking covers the career up to that point of one of the most assiduous secondhand booksellers since the last war. Paul Minet has struggled for 25 years, with very varied success, to recreate the browsing bookshops he loved as a boy. Whether 'running' books from shop to shop in the West Country, dozing behind market bookstalls, up to his armpits in old books in an unlit cinema in Ilfracombe or running one of the largest bookshops in London, the author is the perennial optimist in his chosen field. Most people have at one time or another fancied running a small bookshop. Late Booking is essential reading for anyone who is seriously considering doing so. To all those others who only dream, it is the perfect antidote, a way to participate in all the rush and excitement of the author's numerous adventures without actually risking anything oneself. Paul Minet was the founder of the 'Antiquarian Book Monthly Review' and has contributed a widely read column to its pages for the past fifteen years. As well as the definitive account of this venture, Late Booking includes an important chapter on his spell as Managing Editor of 'The New Daily' and a major account of Richard Booth, the 'King' of Hay-on-Wye and a friend and rival for many years. Dozens of other booksellers, be they born dealers, wild eccentrics or quiet intellectuals, also flit through these pages. Late Booking is bound to become one of the classic works in a field which has not seen many detailed memoirs this century. " Top edge spotted, otherwise Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. UK1ST.EDITION.1ST.PRINTING.NEASR FIEN HARDBACK IN NEAR FIEN DUSTWRAPPER.A NICE COPY. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng.

Hardback. Condition: Mint. Dust Jacket Condition: Mint. First Edition. LATE BOOKING My First Twenty Five Years in the Secondhand Book Trade. Paul Minet. Frantic Press, Frant. 1989 First edition 200pp Illustrated Hardback. This copy is in MINT condition in a MINT unclipped dustwrapper. Laid in is a flyer for this book. In this candid and amusing autobiography we learn how the author struggled for twenty five years with very varied success to re-create the browsing bookshops he loved as a boy. Whether 'Running' books from shop to shop in the West Country, dozing behind market bookstalls, up to his armpits in old books in an unlit cinemain Ilfracombe or running one of the largest bookshops in London, the author was a perennial optimist in his chosen field. Ref H7.…

Condition: Fine. vii, 199, 9 b/w illus. . HB. Fine in d/w (spine slightly faded). .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 22.5x16cm. 199 pages. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL TRACKED 24 next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref HM.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/NrF. First edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication on front endpaper. Signing reads, 'Signed at a meeting of the/York Bibliographical Society/Paul P B Minet/12.xii. '00'. Illustrated with photographs. The autobiography of secondhand bookdealer Paul Minet (1937-2012). With Index. A fine copy, in a near fine d/w, of the first edition, first printing. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. Front cover of this fine and accessible, humorous account of secondhand book-selling in the U.K. says "Details of Richard Booth, Peter Eaton, Edward Martell, Covent Garden Bookshop, etc etc." Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, bright yellow with orange lettering thereto, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. Stated First Edition, First Printing. Bound in publisher's original orange cloth over boards, gilt lettering to spine. Sixteen chapters and some marvelous illustrations of Paul Minet in 1982, Chicheleana Catalogue, Richard Booth, World of Books and Adrian Walmsley, Master Binder. [vii], 1-199 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…