The latest in our JSS series of podcasts, read by actor and book man, Neil Pearson.

This article by John Saumarez Smith appeared in our Autumn Issue for 2008.

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Dropping Books with Larry McMurtry, by John Saumarez Smith

From The Book Collector's Summer 2016 issue, this charming article by John Saumarez Smith details the relationships and experiences he had with various bookbinders during his long career as a book dealer.

It is read by actor and bookseller, Neil Pearson.

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A Friend Of Gutta Percha, by John Saumarez Smith

From an article in The Book Collector's Summer issue in 2009 comes the latest in our 'JSS' series of podcasts, read by Neil Pearson. 

John Saumarez Smith fondly remembers some of the reps and travellers who sold books to Hayward Hill during his time as a book dealer.

Salesmen To The Last Literary Salon, by John Saumarez Smith

Part of our 'JSS' series of articles written by The Book Collector by John Saumarez Smith. This article appeared in our Autumn 2011 Issue, and looks back at the shop's 50th and 60th anniversaries in the year it celebrated it's 75th. He includes an account of the creation of the special catalogue created in 1996, dedicated entirely to books written by Haywood Hill customers.
It is read by Neil Pearson

Heywood Hill's Birthdays, by John Saumarez Smith

Part of our 'JSS' series as Neil Pearson reads 'Is This Mr Gulbenkian?' from the Winter 2015 Issue, and a special copy of 'Poor Poems and Rotten Rhymes' by A. P. Herbert.

Is this Mr Gulbenkian? by John Saumarez Smith

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