A celebration of all the weird and wonderful books to be found at an antiquarian bookshop. Books have the power to enrich the soul, to enliven the senses, to expand our horizons. and others are simply mad. This wonderful celebration of the oddest books ever published is a treat for all bibliophiles, booksellers and fans of the bizarre. It is an exploration of the most eccentric titles and covers from our past, that have inexplicably fallen out of print but should never be forgotten. Gems include: Scouts in Bondage Frog Raising for Pleasure and Profit Premature Burial and How It May Be Prevented Drummer Dick's Discharge Gold title - Books about books (or bookshops) find a natural audience, such as Ex-Libris (15.3K) to The Diary of a Bookseller (51K), The Writer's Map (12.5K) or The Bookshop Book (7.

5K). - Featuring 60 original - and hilarious - covers, in colour. - Brian Lake is perfectly placed to author this book, as an expert in rare books with a taste for the peculiar. Competition: the bookshop book;ex-libris;the writer's map;seven kinds of people you find in bookshops;the diary of a bookseller;the little library cookbook;dear reader;the bookseller's tale;bibiliophile;the book lover's bucket list;. jen campbell;michiko kakutani;huw lewis-jones;shaun bythell;martin latham;.