Footnotes from the World's Greatest Bookstores
  • Published: 31 October 2016
  • ISBN: 9780553459272
  • Imprint: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 176
  • RRP: $49.99

Footnotes from the World's Greatest Bookstores

True Tales and Lost Moments from Book Buyers, Booksellers, and Book Lovers

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4 Oct 2016
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31 Oct 2016
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A beautifully packaged gift book from New Yorker cartoonist Bob Eckstein in which he showcases the world's most beloved bookstores with one-of-a-kind illustrations and charming personal anecdotes from owners, clerks, and customers.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the beloved New Yorker cartoonist comes a collection of paintings and stories from some of the world’s most cherished bookstores. 

This collection of 75 evocative paintings and colorful anecdotes invites you into the heart and soul of every community: the local bookshop, each with its own quirks, charms, and legendary stories. 

The book features an incredible roster of great bookstores from across the globe and stories from writers, thinkers and artists of our time, including David Bowie, Tom Wolfe, Jonathan Lethem, Roz Chast, Deepak Chopra, Bob Odenkirk, Philip Glass, Jonathan Ames, Terry Gross, Mark Maron, Ann Patchett, Chris Ware, Molly Crabapple, Amitav Ghosh, Dave Eggers, and many more.  

Page by page, Eckstein perfectly captures our lifelong love affair with books, bookstores, and book-sellers that is at once heartfelt, bittersweet, and cheerfully confessional.
  • Published: 31 October 2016
  • ISBN: 9780553459272
  • Imprint: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 176
  • RRP: $49.99
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