The quotable book lover
2013
Book
A collection of insightful quotes about books from legendary figures features the words of Aeschylus, Ernest Hemingway, Jane Austen, Helen Keller, Groucho Marx, William Carlos Williams, and others.
Main title:
The quotable book lover / edited by Ben Jacobs and Helena Hjalmarsson ; foreword by Nicholas A. Basbanes.
Author:
Work:
Imprint:
New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2013]
Collation:
xii, 241 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York : Lyons Press, c1999.Includes index.
Contents:
In praise of books -- On writing -- Autobiography and biography -- Reading -- Libraries -- Literacy -- Censorship and the destruction of books -- Publishing and publishers -- Literature -- Collecting books.
ISBN:
9781620876251 (pbk alk paper)
Dewey class:
002
LC class:
PN6084.B65
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
35025
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | -Literature | LITER 002 QUOT | Available |