A splendor of letters
the permanence of books in an impermanent world
1st ed.
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Author
Publication
2003 - HarperCollins, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
111,000 words, Guess
Page Count
444 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3685489M
- ISBN-100060082879
- OCLC Control Number51978037
- OCLC Control Numbersplendorofletter0000basb
- Library of Congress Control Number2003047821
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- LibraryThing21784
- Goodreads464235
Classifications
- DDC302.2/244/09
- LCCZ4 .B397 2003
Description
In A Splendor of Letters , Nicholas A. Basbanes continues the lively, richly anecdotal exploration of book people, places, and culture he began in 1995 with A Gentle Madness (a finalist that year for the National Book Critics Circle Award) and expanded in 2001 with Patience & Fortitude , a companion work that prompted the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and biographer David McCullough to proclaim him "the leading authority of books about books." In this beautifully packaged edition, Basbanes brings to a close his wonderful trilogy on the remarkable world of books and bibliophil
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