The Most Beloved Book About Books
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Notes: Perhaps the most popular memoir about the love of books, told in funny, touching, and even heartbreaking letters between Hanff, a bibliophile writer in New York and an antiquarian bookshop at the titular address. The book was filmed with Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, and Judi Dench in the lead roles.
This is the correct first edition (the UK version did not appear until 1971).
Edition + Condition: First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a like dust jacket. An uncommon book in unusually nice condition.
Publication: New York: Grossman Publishers, 1970.
Item No: #360736
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