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Shelf life [Texte imprimé] : writers on books and reading
Author
Johnson, Alex
Publisher:
British Library Publishing,
Pub date:
2018
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1 vol. (162 p.) ;
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1 copie(s) available .
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Call number : 306.4 / 717
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ISBN:
978-0-7123-5286-4
Subject category:
SHS
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306.4
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306.4
Personal Author:
Johnson, Alex
Title:
Shelf life [Texte imprimé] : writers on books and reading / Alex Johnson
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London : British Library Publishing, 2018
Physical descrip:
1 vol. (162 p.) ; 21 cm
Summary:
"Without answering in detail, I shall assume that the book-buyer is a book-lover, that his love is a tenacious, not a transitory love, and that for him the question is how best to keep his books."--W.E. GladstoneBooks; reading, collecting and the physical housing of them has brought the book-lover joy - and stress - for centuries. Fascinated writers have tried to capture the particular relationships we form with our library, and the desperate troubles we will undergo to preserve it. With Alex Johnson as your guide, immerse yourself in this eclectic anthology and hear from an iconic Prime Minister musing over the best way to store your books and an illustrious US President explaining the best works to read outdoors. Enjoy serious speculations on the psychological implications of reading from a 19th century philosopher, and less serious ones concerning the predicament of dispensing with unwanted volumes or the danger of letting children (the 'enemies of books') near your collection.
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