The Pope's Bookbinder: A Memoir (edition 2013)

by David Mason

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From his drug-hazy, book-happy years at the Beat Hotel in Spain to his present career as one of Canada's foremost antiquarian book dealers, David Mason has led a storied life'and whether he's crashed out on William Burroughs? floor or gilding a white morocco for Pope John XXIII, Mason's humor and industry expertise is everywhere apparent. A must-read memoir for bibliophiles.… (more)

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Title:	The Pope's Bookbinder: A Memoir
Authors:	David Mason
Info:	Biblioasis (2013), Hardcover, 400 pages
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From his drug-hazy, book-happy years at the Beat Hotel in Spain to his present career as one of Canada's foremost antiquarian book dealers, David Mason has led a storied life'and whether he's crashed out on William Burroughs? floor or gilding a white morocco for Pope John XXIII, Mason's humor and industry expertise is everywhere apparent. A must-read memoir for bibliophiles.

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