The bookseller of Hay : the life and times of Richard Booth
Hanning, James2026
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In 1962, a young man left university without a degree and, for want of anything better to do, bought a small shop in an obscure market town on the edge of the Brecon Beacons. Within fifteen years, largely through force of personality, Richard Booth had created the world's largest second-hand bookshop, attracting thousands of visitors from across the globe to Hay-on-Wye, on the Welsh border. 'The Bookseller of Hay' tells the tale of an extraordinary, chaotic man, a true British eccentric, who invented the term 'book town', attracted a coterie of exotic and illustrious followers, crowned himself king, declared the town's independence and provided the bookish backdrop which - to his frustration - allowed a rival attraction, the now world-famous Hay Festival, to flourish.
Main title:
The bookseller of Hay : the life and times of Richard Booth / James Hanning.
Author:
Hanning, James, author
Imprint:
London : Corsair, 2026.
Collation:
304 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2025.
ISBN:
9781472159809 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
381.45002381.45 HANNBOO
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
9089001
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