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Simon Garfield

Simon Frank Garfield is a British journalist and non-fiction author. He has written for publications such as Time Out, The Independent, and The Observer. His early work focused on the music industry, but his books have increasingly delved into niche topics, from British wrestling and the invention of mauve to the history of encyclopedias and typefaces.

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1960

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Mauve: how one man invented a colour that changed the world

by Simon Garfield
First published in 2000 — 7 editions
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Dog's Best Friend: The Story of an Unbreakable Bond

by Simon Garfield First published in 2020 — 6 editions

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All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopedia

by Simon Garfield First published in 2022 — 6 editions

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We Are at War: The Remarkable Diaries of Five Ordinary People

by Simon Garfield First published in 2005 — 5 editions

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OUR HIDDEN LIVES: THE EVERYDAY DIARIES OF A FORGOTTEN BRITAIN, 1945-1948; ED. BY SIMON GARFIELD.

by Simon Garfield First published in 2004 — 5 editions

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In Miniature: How Small Things Illuminate the World

by Simon Garfield First published in 2018 — 4 editions

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To the Letter: A Curious History of Correspondence

by Simon Garfield First published in 2013 — 4 editions

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On the map: why the world looks the way it does

by Simon Garfield
First published in 2012 — 4 editions

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Albertus: The Biography of a Typeface

by Simon Garfield First published in 2023 — 3 editions

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Baskerville: The Biography of a Typeface

by Simon Garfield First published in 2023 — 3 editions

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Comic Sans: The Biography of a Typeface

by Simon Garfield First published in 2023 — 3 editions

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Karten!

by Simon Garfield First published in 2014 — 3 editions

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To the Letter: A Curious History of Correspondence

by Simon Garfield First published in 2013 — 3 editions

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Just my type: a book about fonts

by Simon Garfield First published in 2010 — 3 editions

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Timekeepers

by Simon Garfield First published in 2016 — 3 editions

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Notable Woman: The Romantic Journals of Jean Lucey Pratt

by Jean Lucey Pratt and Simon Garfield
First published in 2015 — 3 editions
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Private Battles: How the War Almost Defeated Us Our Intimate Diaries

by Simon Garfield First published in 2006 — 3 editions

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The nation's favourite: the true adventures of Radio 1

by Simon Garfield
First published in 1998 — 3 editions

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End of Innocence: Britain in the Time of AIDS

by Simon Garfield First published in 2021 — 2 editions

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The error world: an affair with stamps

by Simon Garfield First published in 2008 — 2 editions

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ID Numbers

OLID: OL493583A
ISNI: 0000000108886852
Library of Congress Names: n85374867
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): LO1V163665
VIAF: 37134129
Wikidata: Q7518823
Inventaire.io: wd:Q7518823

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Alternative names

Garfield, Simon F.
Simon Frank Garfield

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