A Pound of Paper, (Paperback)

from john257hopper

Some amusing anecdotes for book lovers but also too much rather tedious background around it, so I gave up around half way through.

from baswood

Subtitled confessions of a book addict and my hard backed copy comes complete with its dust cover; it was bought in a second hand book shop in Melton Mowbray (England). There were a couple of others for sale, I don't remember the cost because a friend bought it for me. These details might be impo...

from jburlinson

Very genial fellow, John Baxter. He likes to collect Graham Greene, science fiction and other types of books, without explaining any particular reason for his affinities. Probably best appreciated as a series of anecdotes, lined up helter skelter on the shelf.

from herschelian

Sub-titled 'Confessions of a book addict' John Baxter tells how he started collecting books in the first place, and then with his first 'big' find, how his collection grew, how he learned how to hunt down rarities, the huge growth in the market for first editions and in the process how he made a ...

from dono421846

As the book progresses the account veers too deeply into a recitation of his meetings with people, and less about the books -- after he sells his Graham Greene collection, it is basically downhill -- but it is well written and engaging nonetheless.