Ben Weinreb
Ben Weinreb | |
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Born | 1912 Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Died | 1999 |
Education | Whitgift School |
Occupation | Bookseller |
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Benjamin Weinreb (1912–1999) was a British
Early life
Weinreb was born in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire. He attended the Whitgift School in Croydon but left at age 18 without any qualifications. He was dealing in books from a young age and soon after he left school, he bought an inscribed book by Max Beerbohm for sixpence, (half of a shilling), from a barrow in Charing Cross Road and sold it on to a dealer for five shillings, ten times as much. He was taken on by Foyle's bookshop to fill shelves but was sacked for lateness. He tried his hand at writing about theatre with part-time bookselling but did not start his first proper book dealing business, "Dipsas", until 1945.[2]
Bookseller
Weinreb had offices in
Writing
Weinreb was the compiler of the first edition of The London Encyclopaedia, published in 1983.
Family
Weinreb was married to the textile designer Kay Lazarus, and later Joan Kingdom Row who predeceased him. He had three children: Lindy with Kay, and Matthew and Deborah with Joan.
References
- ^ Obituary: Ben Weinreb. Nicholas Barker, The Independent, 7 April 1999. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ a b c Books of changes Ben Weinreb. Anthony Rota, The Guardian, 12 April 1999. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
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