The Private Papers of a Bankrupt Bookseller.

This is a rare or used book from the Berkelouw Rare Books Department.

Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd 1931. 8vo. Orig. green cloth with paper label on spine. Dustjacket (slightly shelf-soiled and chipped). Other edges uncut. (306pp.). 1st ed. Light toning and foxing on endpapers otherwise a good copy. NOTE: The papers of a failed Scottish bookseller who killed himself after a courageous struggle to succeed. A wise witty and a tad melancholy book.