02444cam a2200337 4500 866080506 TxGeo 20230621120000.0 ||||||s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9798350807158 852a98f9-5a9c-4169-9852-547fd30c8699 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9631500 OverDrive (Product ID) TxGeo Darkshire, Oliver. Once Upon a Tome [Libby Audiobook] : The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller. Tantor Media, Inc., 2023. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 156MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 156MB. Autobiography. bookseller. memoir. Some years ago, Oliver Darkshire stepped into the hushed interior of Henry Sotheran Ltd (est. 1761) to apply for a job. Allured by the smell of old books and the temptation of a management-approved afternoon nap, Darkshire was soon unteetering stacks of first editions and placating the store's resident ghost (the late Mr. Sotheran, hit by a tram). A novice in this ancient, potentially haunted establishment, Darkshire describes Sotheran's brushes with history (Dickens, the Titanic), its joyous disorganization, and the unspoken rules of its gleefully old-fashioned staff, whose mere glance may cause the computer to burst into flames. As Darkshire gains confidence and experience, he shares trivia about ancient editions and explores the strange space that books occupy in our lives-where old books often have strong sentimental value, but rarely a commercial one. By turns unhinged and earnest, Once Upon a Tome is the colorful story of life in one of the world's oldest bookshops and a love letter to the benign, unruly world of antiquarian bookselling, where to be uncommon or strange is the best possible compliment. Biography & Autobiography. Humor (Nonfiction.) Language Arts. Nonfiction. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2023-06-20 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=852a98f9-5a9c-4169-9852-547fd30c8699&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=852a98f9-5a9c-4169-9852-547fd30c8699&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) QS5