Bookstore : The Life and Times of Jeannette Watson and Books and Co
by Lynne Tillman
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151004250
- ISBN 13
- 9780151004256
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
3 Copies Available from This Seller
(You can add more at checkout.)
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Synopsis
For twenty years, from 1977 to 1997, Books & Co. was one of the premier independent bookstores in the country. Stocking a wide range of quality fiction and nonfiction, Books & Co. was the kind of bookstore writers and readers dream about: a place where reading was an adventure, where interesting works would always be available, where writers would congregate to share ideas and discuss their writing. Its closing, in a rent dispute with the Whitney Museum of Art, caused a media sensation as readers and book lovers decried the end of a cultural icon. In Bookstore, Lynne Tillman tells the story of this legendary store and its determined founder, Jeannette Watson, with help from the voices of Brendan Gill, Roy Blount Jr., Fran Lebowitz, Calvin Trillin, Susan Sontag, Paul Auster, Simon Schama, Lyn Chase, Susan Cheever, Leila Hadley, J.D. McClatchy, Richard Howard, and many more. And the story goes beyond the walls of the store itself to explore the state of publishing and bookselling in a time when the very landscape of the book world has shifted radically. A fascinating account of business, books, and writerly aspiration, Bookstore is a vital window into a world so many have fantasized about.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- ThriftBooks
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- G0151004250I4N00
- Title
- Bookstore : The Life and Times of Jeannette Watson and Books and Co
- Author
- Lynne Tillman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 3
- ISBN 10
- 0151004250
- ISBN 13
- 9780151004256
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
Terms of Sale
ThriftBooks
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
ThriftBooks
Biblio member since 2018
Seattle, Washington
About ThriftBooks
From the largest selection of used titles, we put quality, affordable books into the hands of readers
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
This Book’s Categories
Uncommonly Good Books Sold in 2019
Read about some of the most interesting books and ephemera that were sold through Biblio in 2019 and browse the gallery of highlights.
Signed Books
Why settle for an ordinary copy of your favorite book when you could have an autographed copy? Find signed books here.
