Faber & Faber. The Untold Story of a Great Publishing House. Inscribed by the author. NEW

Faber, Toby

ISBN 10: 0571339042 / ISBN 13: 9780571339044

Published by London. Faber & Faber Ltd, 2019

About this Item

London. Faber & Faber Ltd. 2019. First Edition. Second printing. Hard Cover. Medium 8vo. 6.5 x 9.3 . ([16.5cm x 23.5cm] approx. 397 pp . Dark blue boards with off white titles to spine. Endpapers illustrated with facsimile signatures. Glossy colour photographs in the text and many black and white illustrations. Inscribed by the author dated 8th October 2019. Book and jacket are as new. This is the story of one of the world's great publishers told in its own words. Drawing on a wealth of previously unpublished letters, minutes, memoirs and diaries, Toby Faber takes us deep inside the evolution of the company and the excitement, hopes and fears of the people who published and wrote the books that line our shelves today.Highlights include Eliot's magnificent reader reports, Beckett on swearing and censorship, the publication of Finnegan's Wake, the rejection of Orwell's Animal Farm, P.D. James tasting her first avocado, the first reader's response to Heaney's Death of a Naturalist, Larkin's reluctance to attend poetry readings ('people's imaginary picture of you is always so much more flattering than the reality'), the discovery of Kazuo Ishiguro, and some sticky negotiations over book titles.In the background, the publisher battles the Great Depression, wartime paper shortages and dramatic financial crises to retain its independence. The result is both a vibrant history and a hymn to the role of literature in all our lives. The dust jacket will be protected with a new protective mylar sleeve which is removable. Please contact us if you would like any more information or additional images. Postage price quoted outside the UK is for a book up to 1kg using UPS. For books sent within the UK, there will be no extra charge for books up to 2kg which are sent by Royal Mail. Postage quoted in the UK is the actual cost (£3.45). All books are sent in protective packing and custom book box. If your book is intended as a gift, please let us know and we will gift wrap it free of charge with a card and any message.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Faber & Faber. The Untold Story of a Great Publishing House. Inscribed by the author. NEW
• Publisher: London. Faber & Faber Ltd
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0571339042
• ISBN 13: 9780571339044
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

First published to celebrate Faber's 90th anniversary, this is the story of one of the world's greatest publishing houses - a delight for all readers who are curious about the business of writing.

'A striking drama.'
SUNDAY TIMES

'Never less than fascinating.'
DAILY TELEGRAPH

'This book will fascinate anyone with an interest in twentieth-century literature . . . a treasure trove.'
SCOTSMAN

'The details here do consistently shine.'
NEW YORK TIMES

'Ingeniously compiled . . . charming and quirky'
EVENING STANDARD

Told in its own words, this is the story of one of the world's greatest publishers, capturing the excitement, hopes and fears of the people who published and wrote the books that line our shelves today. Including archive material from T. S. Eliot, Samuel Beckett, Seamus Heaney, P. D. James, Kazuo Ishiguro and Philip Larkin, this is both a vibrant history and a hymn to the role of literature in all our lives.

About the Author

As the grandson of Faber's founder, Toby Faber grew up steeped in the company's books and its stories. He was Faber's managing director for four years and remains a non-executive director and chairman of sister company Faber Music. He has written two celebrated works of non-fiction, Stradivarius and Fabergé's Eggs, and his first novel, Close to the Edge, will be published by Muswell Press in 2019; Faber & Faber: The Untold Story was published in 2019. He lives in London with his wife and two daughters.