An Occupation For Gentlemen
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — cloth boards in burgundy/red, showing some wear. Page Condition: Pages appear aged with slight yellowing. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Tight and intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A candid and compelling memoir from one of the twentieth century's most distinguished literary publishers, An Occupation for Gentlemen chronicles Fredric Warburg's life in the British book trade with wit, authority, and insider insight. Warburg, the co-founder of Secker & Warburg, recounts his journey from a privileged upbringing through the corridors of a publishing house that championed some of the most important literary voices of the age — including George Orwell, whose Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four Warburg famously brought to print against considerable resistance. Written with the confidence of a man who helped shape modern English literature, the memoir presents an unflinching portrait of the publishing world's triumphs, eccentricities, and fierce intellectual battles. It stands as both a personal history and an invaluable document of mid-century literary culture in Britain.
Author: Fredric Warburg
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — cloth boards in burgundy/red, showing some wear. Page Condition: Pages appear aged with slight yellowing. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Tight and intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A candid and compelling memoir from one of the twentieth century's most distinguished literary publishers, An Occupation for Gentlemen chronicles Fredric Warburg's life in the British book trade with wit, authority, and insider insight. Warburg, the co-founder of Secker & Warburg, recounts his journey from a privileged upbringing through the corridors of a publishing house that championed some of the most important literary voices of the age — including George Orwell, whose Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four Warburg famously brought to print against considerable resistance. Written with the confidence of a man who helped shape modern English literature, the memoir presents an unflinching portrait of the publishing world's triumphs, eccentricities, and fierce intellectual battles. It stands as both a personal history and an invaluable document of mid-century literary culture in Britain.