Description: The Error World "An Affair With Stamps", by Simon GarfieldThe Error World "An Affair With Stamps", by Simon Garfield. Hardcover, 2008, First Edition. 248 pages, 6"x9"x1". Ex Libris, Dust Jacket is in Mylar, Very Good condition. From the author of Mauve, an obsessively readable memoir that brings the mania for stamp collecting to life From the Penny Red to the Blue Mauritius, generations of collectors have been drawn to the mystique of rare stamps. Once a widespread pastime of schoolboys, philately has increasingly become the province of older men obsessed with the shrewd investment, the once-in-a-lifetime find, the one elusive beauty that will complete a collection and satisfy an unquenchable thirst. As a boy, Simon Garfield collected errors--rare pigment misprints that create ghostly absences in certain stamps. When this passion reignited in his mid-forties, it consumed him. In the span of a couple of years he amassed a collection of errors worth upwards of forty thousand pounds, pursuing not only this secret passion, but a romantic one as his marriage disintegrated. In this unique memoir, Simon Garfield twines the story of his philatelic obsession with an honest and engrossing exploration of the rarities and absences that both limit and define us. The end result is a thoughtful, funny, and enticing meditation on the impulse to possess. I'm a longtime collector disposing of many years-worth of items that don't fit my current interests. Please take a look at my other items For Sale. You might find some gems, fillers, interesting books or some other curio you've been searching for. The item shown is the item you will receive. Photographs are part of the description. Items will be carefully packaged and shipped FREE via USPS Media Mail within the contiguous 48 States. If you have a question or complaint, PLEASE let me know as soon as possible before leaving negative feedback. My goal is for you to be as happy with your purchase as I've been with the item in my collection.
Price: 5 USD
Location: Utica, Michigan
End Time: 2024-02-13T00:18:05.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.49 USD
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Author: Simon Garfield
Language: English
Topic: Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Stamps, General, Literary, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
