Titles in This Set The Diary of a Bookseller Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops Remainders of the Day: A Bookshop Diary Details Condition: Brand New Format: Mixed Format (2 x Hardback, 1 x Paperback) ISBN: 9789123485314 Publisher: Profile Books Age Range: Adult (14+) Overview Step behind the till of Scotland's largest second-hand bookshop with this three-book collection from Wigtown bookseller Shaun Bythell. Together, The Diary of a Bookseller, Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops and Remainders of the Day chart Bythell's wry, unfiltered years at The Bookshop. Packed with eccentric customers, curious finds and dry Scottish wit, this set is a must for anyone who loves books about books and bookshops. About the Books This collection brings together three instalments of Shaun Bythell's celebrated Wigtown diaries, drawn from his own journals of life running The Bookshop. The Diary of a Bookseller opens the story, covering a year in the shop from February 2014, as Bythell navigates staff, stock, auctions and an ever-revolving cast of customers with sharp, self-deprecating humour. Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops takes a different approach, offering a witty taxonomy of the browsers, bores, bargain-hunters and book-obsessives who pass through his doors, distilling twenty years behind the counter into a quirky field guide to the book-loving public. Remainders of the Day continues the diary format, following another year at The Bookshop with fresh anecdotes about buying private libraries, fulfilling Random Book Club orders and coping with the demands of running an independent bookshop in Scotland's National Book Town. Across all three titles, Bythell's voice is candid, occasionally curmudgeonly and always entertaining, offering a genuine, warts-and-all insight into the secondhand book trade. Fans of bookshop memoirs and dry British humour will find plenty to enjoy, whether dipping in for a laugh or reading cover to cover. Three books in one set: a ready-made bookseller memoir collection. Authentic bookseller voice: real anecdotes from Shaun Bythell's years at The Bookshop, Wigtown. Witty and quotable: perfect for fans of dry, observational humour. Great gift set: ideal for booklovers and independent bookshop supporters. Mixed format set: two hardbacks plus one paperback, brand new. About the Author Shaun Bythell owns The Bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland's National Book Town and the country's largest second-hand bookshop, home to some 100,000 books across nearly a mile of shelving. Since taking over in 2001, he has chronicled the shop's trials and characters in a series of bestselling diaries, beginning with The Diary of a Bookseller. Known for his dry, self-deprecating wit and unsparing honesty about bookselling, Bythell has built a devoted following among readers who love books about books, independent bookshops and the eccentric people who frequent them. Why You'll Love This Collection Three witty, warts-and-all bookshop memoirs in one set, offering hours of laugh-out-loud reading for anyone who has ever loved (or worked in) a bookshop. A genuinely entertaining gift for book lovers of every kind. Please Note: Books are dispatched as shown, brand new, UK ISBN/UK edition covers as pictured.