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October 18, 2007
Throw it away
One of the items about to be thrown away when the London Borough of Southwark closes Newington Reference Library is a complete set of Whitaker's Almanac. The library holds a copy of every edition of that wondrous work since it was first published.
These absolutely fascinating pieces of British history are not, of course, the kind of things that are frequently asked for and therefore will be certain to be lobbed into a passing skip very quickly.
What do the current owners of The Bookseller say about this? The Bookseller, of course was owned and run by the Whitaker family for most of its life.
What indeed will David Whitaker himself, say? David is, as we all know, the greatest man in British publishing, bar none-- and has been around long enough to have been present at The Last Supper.
The bonfire starts on Sunday -- hurry hurry
Posted by Perkins at October 18, 2007 9:19 AM
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Posted by: julie at October 20, 2007 4:44 PM