Blue Octavo Author:John Blackburn "What was so special about the book that was bound in blue? The best price it had ever fetched was ?12 but many people suddenly seemed to think it was worth a lot more. They included a millionaire who wanted to die in peace, a bookseller who lived in poverty, an explorer who worshipped himself, and a clergyman with burnt feet. They all wanted a ... more »copy of the blue octavo very badly, and some of them died for it."« less