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Tag Archives: Heywood hill
John Saumarez Smith (1943-2021) R.I.P.
John Saumarez Smith who was widely considered as the last of London’s “gentleman booksellers” has died at the age of 78. He was the son of an Indian Civil Service family and graduate of Winchester and Trinity College, Cambridge. After … Continue reading
Posted in Bibliophilia, Newspapers
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Handasyde Buchanan, Heywood hill, John Saumarez Smith, The Times
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Waugh’s Favorite Bookstore Profiled in Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair has published a brief history of Heywood Hill Books located in London’s Mayfair district. This is written by Francis Wheen. The shop was for many years Waugh’s favorite bookstore (or one of them at least). It was located next door to … Continue reading
Posted in Letters, Newspapers
Tagged Francis Wheen, Heywood hill, Namcy Mitford, Vanity Fair
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