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Buying For The Wrong Reasons

James Fergusson HOW TO BUY RARE BOOKS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE ANTIQUARIAN BOOK MARKET by William Rees-Mogg Phaidon/Christie's, R etiring to run a secondhand book- shop is like......

Venus And Mars

Christopher Hawtree LIGHT YEARS by Maggie Gee Faber, £9.95 B ook-reviewing, which might appear a pleasant way to earn a living, contains hidden dangers. Two or three years ago I......