Over the twenty years he spent behind the counter of a bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland, Sean Bythell had the opportunity not only to immerse himself in the world of second-hand books and become an active participant in the cultural life of the city and the country as a whole, but also to meet a wide variety of customers - from the complacent to the obnoxious . There were now enough impressions for the third book - after the international bestsellers “The Diary of a Bookseller” and “Notes of a Bookseller,” these elegant sketches appeared. Playfully trying on the role of the great Linnaeus, Bythell classifies the appearance and “habits” of the regulars of his famous bookstore, naturally, not forgetting to turn the spotlight of irony on himself. In the hourglass of his notes, golden grains of his life's credo sparkle. Our observant bookseller, and a connoisseur of good books himself, knows how to draw inspiration from the daily routine! “This is not about us - a handful of unfortunate unfortunates, deprived of fate, who began to sell books in order to earn a pittance for food. It’s about our customers... I miss every one of them - from the most charming and extraordinary to the truly rude and uncouth.” (Sean Bythell)