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Start Over Publication Type Newspapers Publication Type Periodicals Journal atlantic (0160-6506) Region new york (n.y.)
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1. THE GLORY THAT WAS GROTE.

Author

Plagemann, Bentz

Subjects
*BOOKSTORES, *RARE books, *BOOKSELLERS & bookselling
Abstract

Presents the author's reflections on working as a clerk in Brentano's Bookstore in New York City before World War II. Brentano's particular interest in old and rare books; Description of the riffling process, which was done to make sure that old books did not have anything inserted in their leaves before they were resold; Author's failure to riffle a set of books, which had paper money interleaved in them.

Published
1957