The Error World

By: Simon Garfield

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Paperback | 8 January 2009 | Edition Number 1

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When he was very young, Simon Garfield lusted after rare stamps but could not afford them. When he was older, the passion reignited with almost ruinous results.
The Error World is an examination of obsession and desire, and the search for fulfillment. But it is also a story of wooden legs, pornography in the Finchley Road, Pele's World Cup shirt, the man who guards stamps for the Queen, and a woman who is terrified of the Post Office Tower. In his story, Simon Garfield explores the objects we love and the secrets we keep - from those close to us and from ourselves.

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PRAISE FOR "MAUVE""Garfield has surpassed himself with his new subject matter: "Mauve" elegantly relates the tale of Victorian chemist William Perkin who, in 1856, failed to make quinine from coal tar but discovered instead how to synthesize the colour purple. Fascinating stuff."--"Esquire""This engaging and airy history shows how the development of mauve, the first mass-produced artificial dye, ignited a 19th-century revolution . . . Garfield has inspired me to wear a bit of mauve this spring to honour this inventive man."--"The New York Times"

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Non-Fiction Antiques, Vintage & Collectables Philately & General Stamp Collecting Biographies & True Stories Biographies Autobiographies Memoirs

The Perfect Stamp	p. 1
Gutter Pairs	p. 13
Imaginings	p. 42
My Dealer	p. 61
Not Alone	p. 78
Almost Blue	p. 94
Heinz	p. 122
Missing T	p. 130
Mounts Long Dry	p. 154
Not for Sale	p. 176
Perforations	p. 193
The Error World	p. 207
Postscript	p. 233
Acknowledgements	p. 247
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