TOLKIEN’S GOWN AND OTHER STORIES OF GREAT AUTHORS AND RARE BOOKS

Book ID/图书代码： 11701205B00544

English Summary/英文概要： Based on the popular BBC Radio 4 series Rare Books, Rare People, "Tolkien’s Gown" and Other Stories of Great Authors and Rare Books is a veritable feast of the tales behind some of the most iconic titles to have graced British publishing, and fascinating anecdotes about the authors who wrote them. It starts with the story of how Graham Green arranged a meeting in his hotel room to sell a signed copy of "Lolita" for #4,000 to the author of this book, Rick Gekoski, over a glass or ten of vodka. He resold the book for #9,000 in his hungover state the next day to Elton John’s lyricist Bernie Taupin and in later years, it went on to fetch $264,000 at auction in Christies. With all the other behind-the-scenes stories, this becomes a gem of a book, tales about Tolkien, Potter, Orwell, Larkin, Hemingway and more, representing a treasure trove of trivia for book fans.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《托尔金的袍子:大作家与珍本书的故事》是一本有纳博科夫标志性手绘蝴蝶的签名本《洛丽塔》、一件衣角有“R•托尔金”铭牌的袍子、一卷一百二十英尺长的《在路上》原稿、一册由伍尔夫夫妇印制发行的艾略特的《诗集》……珍《托尔金的袍子:大作家与珍本书的故事》交易充满了心机算计、叫嚣怒吼、懊悔扼腕，但它也充满了惊喜、友谊与感动。

《托尔金的袍子》追溯了二十部二十世纪经典著作的问世过程，其中不管哪一部，都是全世界读者和收藏家眼中的珍品。曾任文学教授、后又经营珍《托尔金的袍子:大作家与珍本书的故事》买卖二十多年的作者杰寇斯基，以他对文学和珍《托尔金的袍子:大作家与珍本书的故事》的独特感悟，用风趣平实的文笔，带我们走进名著珍本的世界。通过作者经手的这些作品——《洛丽塔》、《道连•葛雷的画像》、《儿子与情人》、《撒旦诗篇》等等——的过程中，我们看到的不仅是这些作品当初问世的曲折历程、文坛巨匠的趣闻轶事、收藏与转手的因缘巧合，也瞥见了精彩刺激的商场心机。(DB)

Awards/获奖情况：? ’You will enjoy Tolkien’s Gown... at Warwick University [Gekoski] discovered that he had an eye for books and manuscripts and began to deal in them. That is how he has made a successful living for many years. He is also a very good storyteller.’ Sunday Telegraph ? Rick Gekoski has been described as the Bill Bryson of the book world. Rare book dealer, academic, publisher, critic, bibliographer, and broadcaster, his BBC Radio series Rare Books, Rare People was acclaimed by The Daily Telegraph as ’one of the gems of Radio 4’.

“This is essential reading for any booklover, but it is also a supreme example of a natural and skilled storyteller at work. It is wonderfully paced and full of rich and fascinating detail.” (Colm Toibin)

“Dealer Rick Gekoski’s account of some of the rare books that have passed through his hands is packed with tantalising trivia, laced with great humour and full of detailed descriptions that will have any bibliophile slavering.” (Independent on Sunday)

“Rick Gekoski lets us in on some of the remarkable volumes he has bought and sold, as well as the ones that got away. It’s an engaging read, and he marries a skill for story telling with some insightful literary criticism…” (The Telegraph) “through it all shines his infectious love of books. Delightful reading for book collectors.” (Sunday Telegraph)

“Hugely entertaining account of the great books and their worth as literature – and as first editions – by the fabulously infectious American bibliophile. Think Bill Bryson, only on books.” (Tatler)

“Rick Gekoski’s Tolkien’s Gown is an irresistible mix of droll humour, shrewd literary criticism and fascinating anecdote, by a dealer in the fetishistic world of modern first editions. The perfect bedside book for bibliophiles.” (David Lodge, Sunday Telegraph Books of the Year 2004).

About the Author/作者介绍： 里克‧杰寇斯基　　　出生于美国，后前往英国牛津大学读书，博士毕业后在大学教授文学。二十多岁时，因为一套《查尔斯‧狄更斯作品全集》，使他一头栽入了珍本收藏、买卖的世界，后来更索性辞去大学教职，全心投入珍本书市，专门收售二十世纪重要著作的首版及手稿。　　他在英国BBC广播电台的节目《珍本书，奇怪人》中述说自己在这一行所遇到的奇人轶事，深受听众喜爱，也促成了《托尔金的袍子》一书的出版。杰寇斯基著有多部传记，2005年更曾担任布克奖评审。

Rick Gekoski came from his native America to do a Ph.D at Oxford, and went on to teach English at the University of Warwick. In 1982, sick of lecturing, he decided to become a full-time rare book dealer, specialising in important twentieth-century first editions and manuscripts. He lives in London and spends time each year in Paris and New Zealand.

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Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：SOLD

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)

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