Sixty Years a Bookman, With Other Recollections and Reflections

The author recounts a long career in the bookselling trade, tracing early country upbringing and London beginnings through decades in Stationers' Hall Court, personal associations, and professional anecdotes. He describes changes in publishing and readership, shifts in book formats and educational literature, experiences with prominent firms and clubs, the pleasures of collecting and limited editions, and practical issues such as underselling, cataloguing, and term sales. Interwoven are reflections on trade organization, calls for greater unity and central control to resolve disputes, and affectionate portraits of colleagues alongside practical advice for future booksellers.