Phantoms on the Bookshelves

Phantoms on the Bookshelves
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Publisher : MacLehose Press
Total Pages : 140
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ISBN-10 : 9780857382191
ISBN-13 : 0857382195
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Book Synopsis Phantoms on the Bookshelves by : Jacques Bonnet

Download or read book Phantoms on the Bookshelves written by Jacques Bonnet and published by MacLehose Press. This book was released on 2012-03-29 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This enchanting study on the art of living with books considers how our personal libraries reveal our true nature: far more than just places, they are living labyrinths of our innermost feelings. The author, a lifelong accumulator of books both ancient and modern, lives in a house large enough to accommodate his many thousands of books, as well as overspill from the libraries of his friends. While his musings on the habits of collectors past and present are learned, witty and instructive, his advice on cataloguing may even save the lives of those whose books are so prodigiously piled as to be a hazard... The Phantoms on the Bookshelves ranges from classical Greece to contemporary Iceland, from Balzac and Moby Dick to Google, offering up delicious anecdotes along the way. This elegantly produced volume will be a lasting delight to specialist collectors, librarians, bibliophiles and all those who treasure books.


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