Memoir of a Book Snake

By David Meyer and David Meyer

First edition. This is the story of a man who scouted out old books in an effort to save and repair them. It is about the pleasure he took in finding old books and how they managed to survive the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0916638545
• ISBN13: 9780916638542
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Waltham Street Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Brief but enjoyable.

As previous reviewers noted it is a brief book. It is however an enjoyable one. Where many books about books devolve into a "how much I paid and what it's worth" book this one rarely does. When he gets into the "how much I paid and what it's worth" it is almost always because there is a point behinds it. Mostly this book is the story of the people behind the books (authors, booksellers, other book snakes, etc). The only slightly annoying characteristic of this book is that it has a few too many pictures. Almost as if to fluff the book out a little. Certainly as someone who has a love of books he should know better. Despite its length and pictures, I look forward to reading his second book.

great, but why so short?

I agree w/ the previous reviewer: this is really a wonderful bookbut for the asking price, it's too brief. However, for those who love to "book search" it's delightful to read of the author's finds. Highly recommended, elegiac and wry.