196: Tom Ayling (Antiquarian Book Seller & TikToker) & David Pearson's SPEAKING VOLUMES
In This Episode:
Antiquarian Bookseller for Jonkers Books and TikTok star Tom Ayling zooms on in to the Damn Library discuss the world of antiquarian books, and the world of book-centered TikTok, two worlds that are far more complementary than you’d imagine.
THE EP. 196 BOOKSHELF
WHAT'D YOU BUY?:
Tom: Vivian Greene’s Collected Poetry of John Betjeman, gifted to her and inscribed by her husband Graham Greene before he left her for Catherine Walston
Christopher: I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself by Marisa Crane
Emily Wilde’s Enyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
ALSO MENTIONED:
How to Mix Drinks by Jerry Thomas
Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management by Isabella Beeton
The Savoy Cocktail Book by Harry Craddock
The End of the Affair by Graham Greene
The Quiet American by Graham Greene
Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offil
Fairy Tale: A True Story (1997, dir. Charles Sturridge)
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Tom’s TikTok: How to start collecting books & here’s the start of his series on collecting books in various price ranges
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Kapital by Karl Marx
John Milton’s copy of William Shakespeare’s First Folio
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Tom: Wander your local antiquarian/used book shop
Christopher: Big Swiss by Jen Beagin, also, click over to Jonkers and check out their catalog
