Books and Bookmen was a literary magazine founded in 1955 by publisher Philip Dossé. It was known for the vigour of its writers, especially the vituperative Auberon Waugh.[1][2][3]
 The cover picture for the March 1980 issue was a caricature of W. H. Auden. | |
| Editor | Frank Granville Barker
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|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First issue | 1955 |
| Final issue | 1986 |
| Company | Hansom |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London |
| Language | English |
| ISSN | 0006-744X |
| OCLC | 1536799 |
The publishing company, Hansom Books, folded in 1980 and the magazine was then relaunched under new management in the following year and continued publication until 1986.
References
edit- ^ Michael Barber (20 May 2019), "What was Books and Bookmen?", The Oldie
- ^ Sally Emerson (2 October 2018), "Death of a bookman: the rise and fall of a publisher", Standpoint
- ^ Michael Dirda (28 June 1998), "Mischief and Malice", Washington Post
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