Stuart Bennett

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Stuart Bennett is an author and antiquarian bookseller in Charleston, South Carolina. He became a Christie’s auctioneer in London in 1976, started his ongoing rare book business in 1980, and has published widely on both sides of the Atlantic. His first book, How to Buy Photographs was commissioned by Christie's in 1985. Trade Bookbinding in the British Isles followed in 2004 and soon after he turned to fiction, tinkering with his first novel, a time-travel fantasy The Perfect Visit for years before finally publishing it in 2011. Three other novels followed, the latest, The Charleston Gambit, set during the British occupation of South Carolina during the American Revolution. It was reviewed in The Charleston Mercury: "If you are looking for ...more

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The Charleston Gambit

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The Perfect Visit

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Trade Bookbinding In The Br...

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How to Buy Photographs

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Lord Moira's Echo

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The Indifferent Suitor

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