What am I bid? /
by Serrell, Philip.
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BookPublisher: London : Hodder, 2022Description: vii, 227 pages ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781529396492 (pbk.) :; 1529396492 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 381.1709 SERSubject(s): Serrell, Philip | Auctioneers -- Great Britain -- Anecdotes | Antique auctions -- Great Britain -- Anecdotes | Industry | Industry | Autobiography: general | Memoirs | Business & Management | Antiques & collectablesSummary: When Philip Serrell - now well known for his television appearances - gave up teaching to become a professional auctioneer, he thought he was embarking on a sensible and safe career - a quiet life in the country with no surprises. How wrong he was. In 'What am I Bid?', he tells of life after the events he described in his previous books to bring his story up to date. From dodgy cars to fakes in the saleroom; angry livestock, mangled silverware and tortuous - not to mention muddy - experiences in local markets and farm sales, Philip has been there, done that and got the hoofprints on his suit to prove it.
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Originally published: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2021.
When Philip Serrell - now well known for his television appearances - gave up teaching to become a professional auctioneer, he thought he was embarking on a sensible and safe career - a quiet life in the country with no surprises. How wrong he was. In 'What am I Bid?', he tells of life after the events he described in his previous books to bring his story up to date. From dodgy cars to fakes in the saleroom; angry livestock, mangled silverware and tortuous - not to mention muddy - experiences in local markets and farm sales, Philip has been there, done that and got the hoofprints on his suit to prove it.
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