Understanding Book Collecting
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Author |
: Grant Uden |
Publisher |
: ACC Distribution |
Total Pages |
: 304 |
Release |
: 1982 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015005643708 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis Understanding Book-collecting by : Grant Uden
This work makes available a mass of useful information, including details of the technical aspects of book making, the vexed question of first editions and the matters of completeness and condition. Contains an excellent glossary.
Author |
: Robert Alfred Wilson |
Publisher |
: Skyhorse Publishing Inc. |
Total Pages |
: 322 |
Release |
: 2010-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781602399853 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1602399859 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Synopsis Modern Book Collecting by : Robert Alfred Wilson
A new edition of the classic guide to book collecting includes a new section on Internet resources.
Author |
: John Sandford |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 432 |
Release |
: 2002-05-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781101158173 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1101158174 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis Mortal Prey by : John Sandford
Years ago, Lucas Davenport almost died at the hands of Clara Rinker, a pleasant, soft-spoken, low-key Southerner, and the best hitwoman in the business. Now retired and living in Mexico, she nearly dies herself when a sniper kills her boyfriend, the son of a local druglord, and while the boy's father vows vengeance, Rinker knows something he doesn't: The boy wasn't the target-she was-and now she is going to have to disappear to find the killer herself. The FBI and DEA draft Davenport to help track her down, and with his fiancie deep in wedding preparations, he's really just as happy to go-but he has no idea what he's getting into. For Rinker is as unpredictable as ever, and between her, her old bosses in the St. Louis mob, the Mexican druglord, and the combined, sometimes warring, forces of U.S. law enforcement, this is one case that will get more dangerous as it goes along. And when the crossfire comes, anyone standing in the middle won't stand a chance.... Filled with the rich characterization and exceptional drama that are his hallmarks, Mortal Prey proves that John Sandford just keeps getting better.
Author |
: Richard De Bury |
Publisher |
: Courier Dover Publications |
Total Pages |
: 84 |
Release |
: 2019-06-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780486832463 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0486832465 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Philobiblon by : Richard De Bury
"Will always hold an honorable place for bibliophiles." — The University of Chicago Press One of the earliest treatises on the value of preserving neglected manuscripts, building a library, and book collecting, Richard De Bury's The Philobiblon was written in 1345 and circulated widely in manuscript form for over a century. The first printed edition appeared in Cologne in 1473, and several others soon followed as the invention of the printing press spread throughout the late Medieval world. The chapter titles of this legendary work reflect its nature, combining the author's love for and commitment to the importance of books and the knowledge they contain with thoughts on collecting them, lending them, teaching with them, and simply enjoying them: "That the Treasure of Wisdom is chiefly contained in books," "What we are to think of the price in the buying of books," "Who ought to be special lovers of books," and "Of the manner of lending all our books to students." The Prologue ends with the following thought: "And this treatise (divided into twenty chapters) will clear the love we have had for books from the charge of excess, will expound the purpose of our intense devotion, and will narrate more clearly than light all the circumstances of our undertaking. And because it principally treats of the love of books, we have chose after the fashion of the ancient Romans fondly to name it by a Greek word, Philobiblon." This volume offers modern bibliophiles a splendid edition of one of the first books ever to study, define, and, above all, praise their passion: the all-encompassing love of books.
Author |
: Félix Fénéon |
Publisher |
: New York Review of Books |
Total Pages |
: 212 |
Release |
: 2007-08-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1590172302 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781590172308 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis Novels in Three Lines by : Félix Fénéon
A NEW YORK REVIEW BOOKS ORIGINAL Novels in Three Lines collects more than a thousand items that appeared anonymously in the French newspaper Le Matin in 1906—true stories of murder, mayhem, and everyday life presented with a ruthless economy that provokes laughter even as it shocks. This extraordinary trove, undiscovered until the 1940s and here translated for the first time into English, is the work of the mysterious Félix Fénéon. Dandy, anarchist, and critic of genius, the discoverer of Georges Seurat and the first French publisher of James Joyce, Fénéon carefully maintained his own anonymity, toiling for years as an obscure clerk in the French War Department. Novels in Three Lines is his secret chef-d’oeuvre, a work of strange and singular art that brings back the long-ago year of 1906 with the haunting immediacy of a photograph while looking forward to such disparate works as Walter Benjamin’s Arcades Project and the Death and Disaster series of Andy Warhol.
Author |
: Isaac Asimov |
Publisher |
: Ballantine Books |
Total Pages |
: 174 |
Release |
: 1984-07-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0345316231 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780345316233 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Synopsis Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter by : Isaac Asimov
Lucky Starr and Bigman Jones journey to the remote moons of Jupiter to find the spy who is leaking the vital secrets of the hyperatomic engines of a prototype spaceship to the enemy Sirians
Author |
: Janine Barchas |
Publisher |
: Johns Hopkins University Press |
Total Pages |
: 303 |
Release |
: 2019-10-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781421431598 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1421431599 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Lost Books of Jane Austen by : Janine Barchas
Thoroughly innovative and occasionally irreverent, this book will appeal in equal measure to book historians, Austen fans, and scholars of literary celebrity.
Author |
: Skip Heitzig |
Publisher |
: Harvest House Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 290 |
Release |
: 2018-06-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780736975223 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0736975225 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis You Can Understand the Book of Genesis by : Skip Heitzig
In the Beginning—A Good Place to Start Genesis is chock-full of some of the Bible's most exciting stories. From Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden to Joseph's reunion with his family. Do you ever wonder if God really did create the world in seven days? What's the deal with Cain and Abel anyway? And just how big was that boat Noah built? Start at the beginning with Pastor Skip Heitzig and the accounts on which the rest of Scripture is built: the creation of the world, the fall of mankind, and God's establishment of the history of the nation of Israel. Follow along and learn not just the origins of man, but also the origins of God's plan for redemption. Understanding the book of Genesis is crucial to understanding the rest of the Bible. And it all starts in the beginning.
Author |
: J. Herbert Slater |
Publisher |
: BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages |
: 96 |
Release |
: 2023-12-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789359327464 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9359327468 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Romance of Book-Collecting by : J. Herbert Slater
"The Romance of Book-Collecting" by J. Herbert Slater. Slater, an avid book collector himself, leads readers on a literary trip that goes deep into the hearts and minds of those who are enthralled by the written word. Slater unravels the enthralling stories of legendary book collectors and their amazing discoveries in this timeless masterpiece, demonstrating the passion and intensity that define their quest. He gives historical context, anecdotes, and insights into why people collect rare and valuable books. Slater's writing not only celebrates the joy of hunting down rare books, but it also creates a clear picture of the bibliophile's real love of literature. He portrays the romance and nostalgia that accompanies the process of obtaining and conserving these treasures, allowing the reader to realize the deep bond that collectors have with their favorite books. "The Romance of Book-Collecting" is more than a guide; it is a sincere ode to books' eternal attraction and allure. It is still treasured by book lovers, providing a glimpse into the realm of bibliophilia that transcends time and connects with anybody who values the written word.
Author |
: John Mortimer |
Publisher |
: Penguin UK |
Total Pages |
: 451 |
Release |
: 2010-11-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780141959849 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0141959843 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis Paradise Postponed by : John Mortimer
When Simeon Simcox, a socialist clergyman, leaves his entire fortune not to his family but to the ruthless, social-climbing Tory MP Leslie Titmuss, the Rector's two sons react in very different ways. Henry, novelist and former 'angry young man' turned grumpy old reactionary, decides to fight the will and prove their father was insane. Younger brother Fred, a mild-mannered country doctor, takes a different approach, quietly digging in Simeon's past, only to uncover an entirely unexpected explanation for the legacy. An exquisitely drawn saga of ancient rivalries and class struggles, featuring a glorious cast of characters, Paradise Postponed is a delicious portrait of English country life by a master satirist.