Grupo Editorial Rosa Maria Porrúa

Interview with Jorge Antonio GonzáLez of Grupo Editorial Rosa Maria Porrúa

When did you get started in bookselling?

We began bookselling in 1997. After a few years, in 2012, we specialized and began selling antique books.

What drew you to bookselling?

The Porrua family has been in the book business in Mexico for more than 100 years.

Did you have any mentors in becoming a bookseller?

Yes. Antique book sellers have always helped us.

What are your specialties as a dealer?

Antique books, documents and facsimiles.

What's the most amazing book you've ever sold?

An original Luther Bible.

What is your favorite part of being a bookseller?

Interacting with colleagues, and learning from new material everyday.

Do you have an open storefront or have you in the past?

We have an open store in Los Cabos, Baja California.

If so, do/did you have any bookstore pets?

No

What is the funniest / strangest / scariest thing that ever happened in your store?

Can´t recall any.

What is your favorite bookshop (other than your own)?

Libreria Bardon, in Madrid, Spain.

What do you personally like to read? Collect?

We love to read history and we love to collect Bibles.

What's your favorite book you personally own? Would you sell it, if the price were right?

A couple of incunabula Bibles, and Yes, I would sell them.

What one book would you buy if price were no object?

Newton's Principia.

If you were stranded on a desert island and could bring three books, what would they be?

A Bible, The Count of Montecristo and any other huge book.