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- Publisher
- Brill
- Copyright
- © 2003 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
- ISSN
- 0957-9656
- eISSN
- 1878-4712
- DOI
- 10.2959/logo.2003.14.4.212
- Publisher site
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Abstract
LOGOS 212 The Literature of the Book: Book collecting Jack Walsdorf LOGOS 14/4 © WHURR PUBLISHERS 2003 BASBANES, Nicholas A Gentle Madness: Biblio- p h i l e s , B i b l i o m a n e s , a n d t h e E t e r n a l P a s s i o n f o r Books , Henry Holt, 1995 One is tempted to steal the words of the blurb writer’s most overused phrase: “this one is a modern classic.” In 533 pages the author manages to cover lots of ground, all enjoyably written. The best chapter, “The Blumberg Collection”, could well be a book unto itself. B R E W E R , R e g i n a l d T h e D e l i g h t f u l D i v e r s i o n , Macmillan, 1935 Should a book published nearly seventy-five years ago be on our list simply because it has the most stunningly designed dust jacket? Of course not, but don’t buy this book without Lois Luce’s dust jacket for, without it, you will miss
Journal
Logos – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2003