Guarded by Dragons: Encounters with Rare Books and Rare People

by Rick Gekoski

Book Overview

The Times Best Literary Non-fiction Books 2021 - 'a super yarn'

'Rick Gekoski's encyclopaedic knowledge of rare books is matched only by the enthusiasm and brio with which he writes about them' Ian Rankin

Rick Gekoski has been traversing the rocky terrain of the rare book trade for over fifty years. The treasure he seeks is scarce, carefully buried and often jealously guarded, knowledge of its hiding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472133846
• ISBN13: 9781472133847
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Constable & Robinson
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.9" x 7.7"