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When he was very young, Simon Garfield lusted after rare stamps but could not afford them. When he was older, the passion reignited with almost ruinous results. The Error World is an examination of obsession and desire, and the search for fulfilment. But it is also a story of wooden legs, pornography in the Finchley Road, Pelé''s World Cup shirt, the man who guards stamps for the Queen, and a woman who is terrified of the Post Office Tower.

The Error World

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      Publisher Faber & Faber
      Published 3 April 2008
      ISBN-13 9780571235261
      978-0571235261
      ISBN-10 0571235263

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      When he was very young, Simon Garfield lusted after rare stamps but could not afford them. When he was older, the passion reignited with almost ruinous results. The Error World is an examination of obsession and desire, and the search for fulfilment. But it is also a story of wooden legs, pornography in the Finchley Road, Pelé''s World Cup shirt, the man who guards stamps for the Queen, and a woman who is terrified of the Post Office Tower.

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