The Book Collector - Official Podcasts

Articles by John Saumarez Smith, read by Neil Pearson

Actor and Book man, Neil Pearson narrates a new Podcast series for The Book Collector, featuring articles written by legendary bookdealer John Saumarez Smith.

This first episode, A Knockout Novel by a Compulsive Idler, comes from The Book Collector's Spring 2010 issue and takes a look at the operation of the infamous ring system used at country book auctions via a 1957 novel called Knock or Ring.

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A Knockout Novel by a Compulsive Idler, by John Saumarez Smith

Part Two of the JSS Series - Appearing in The Book Collector's Winter 2011 Issue, John Saumarez Smith writes of his experiences buying ready-made libraries for the wealthy Anglo-American clients of Hayward Hill. It is read by Neil Pearson.

Creating a Library, by John Saumarez Smith

The latest from the marvellous John Saumarez Smith series, read by Neil Pearson. This episode, titled 'Stanley Olson's Non-Existent Literary Archives' was first published in The Book Collector's Summer 2015 issue.

Stanley Olson's Non-Existent Library Archives, by John Saumarez Smith

The latest in our JSS series of articles written for The Book Collector by John Saumarez Smith of Hayward Hill, read by Neil Pearson. This one comes from our Autumn issue for 2010.

Surprises and Anomalies in Sales of Trollope, by John Saumarez Smith

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.

Dropping Books with Larry McMurtry, 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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Percy Muir's article 'Ian Fleming: A Personal Memoir' from our Spring 1965 issue, read by Rupert Vansittart.

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'Ian Fleming: A Personal Memoir' by P.H. Muir, read by Rupert Vansittart

'Printing and the Mind of Man; The Inside Story' written by P. H. Muir for The Book Collector's Spring issue in 1967. Read here by James Fleming.

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'Printing and the Mind of Man' by Percy Muir

In this article from our Polar Special Issue from Autumn 2018, Bryan Oates reflects on the life, adventures and collections of his famous Great-Uncle, Captain Oates. The man who uttered the famous last words; "I'm just going outside, and I may be some time..."
The article is written, and read, by Prof. Bryan Oates.

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'Oates on Oates' by Bryan Oates

Read by Kate Rooksby, this is article from Donald and Mary Hyde, written for The Book Collector's Autumn 1955 issue. 
This was the sixth entry for our Contemporary Collections series and offers a lovely example of mid-twentieth-century book collecting.

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Contemporary Collectors VI: The Hyde Collection

Following the success of our podcast on the Hyde Collection, written by Donald and Mary Hyde and ready by Kate Rooksby, we have decided to follow it up with this; the obituary of Mary Hyde, who became Mary, Viscountess Eccles, following her second marriage. 

This obituary was written by Nicolas Barker in our Winter 2003 issue, and pays tribute to the incredible life of this legendary figure in the world of books.

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The Obituary of Mary, Viscountess Eccles, by Nicolas Barker

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