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Shelf life : writers on books and reading / Alex Johnson.

By: Publisher: London : British Library Publishing, 2018Description: 162 p. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780712352864 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 028.9 23
Contents:
The Enemies of Books by William Blades (1881) Unpacking my library by Walter Benjamin (1931) A Lesson in Fiction by Stephen Leacock (1910) Detached Thoughts on Books and Reading by Charles Lamb (1822) Books for Holidays in the Open by Theodore Roosevelt (1916) Bibliomania by John Ferriar (1809) The Uses of Reading by Rudyard Kipling (1912) On Reading and Books by Arthur Schopenhauer (1851) On books and the housing of them by W.E. Gladstone (1890) Of Studies by Francis Bacon (1601) On Destroying Books (1919)
Summary: Books - reading, collecting and the physical housing of them has brought the book-lover joy - and stress - for centuries. Countless writers have tried to capture the particular relationships we form with our library, and the troubles we will undergo to preserve them. Shelf life brings together the thoughts of literary greats on the subject of books and reading over the last 400 years. Book cover.
List(s) this item appears in: A Bird in the Hand is Worth 2 in the Book | New acquisitions 2019 | Acquisitions 2019-2020
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The Enemies of Books by William Blades (1881) Unpacking my library by Walter Benjamin (1931) A Lesson in Fiction by Stephen Leacock (1910) Detached Thoughts on Books and Reading by Charles Lamb (1822) Books for Holidays in the Open by Theodore Roosevelt (1916) Bibliomania by John Ferriar (1809) The Uses of Reading by Rudyard Kipling (1912) On Reading and Books by Arthur Schopenhauer (1851) On books and the housing of them by W.E. Gladstone (1890) Of Studies by Francis Bacon (1601) On Destroying Books (1919)

Books - reading, collecting and the physical housing of them has brought the book-lover joy - and stress - for centuries. Countless writers have tried to capture the particular relationships we form with our library, and the troubles we will undergo to preserve them. Shelf life brings together the thoughts of literary greats on the subject of books and reading over the last 400 years. Book cover.

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