Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Rugg, Julie
Murphy, Lynda (1958-....)
Titre(s) : A book addict's treasury [Texte imprimé] / Julie Rugg, Lynda Murphy
Publication : London : Frances Lincoln, 2006
Description matérielle : 236 p. ; 21 cm
Comprend : 'Full sail on the sea of dreams': adventures in reading ; 'Trust their truth': the
qualities of books ; 'Having so prepared himself': settling down to read ; 'Catalogued,
and ranged upon the book-shelves': booknesting ; Leaving to one side 'Frivolities
like Reading': bookish behaviour ; 'As rare now as giant pandas': rapacious readers
; 'Not squandering income but sinking capital': buying books ; 'In constant circulation':
borrowing, lending and sharing ; 'A distinction of species': what to read, and how
; 'Creating a frisson': reviewers and reviewing ; 'The sight of print made him feel
sick': enemies of books ; Involving 'most of the deadly sins': bookish vices ; 'Constructing
gates and drawbridges': things to do with books ; 'A hole where a book ought to be':
loss ; 'An innocent and becoming spectacle': the landscape of books.
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 226-236
Intended for book enthusiasts, this is an anthology of quotations and extracts from
various writers and thinkers. The words cover every aspect of bookishness - including
hoarding, buying, borrowing, arranging, stealing, choosing, losing, reviewing and
displaying, and comprise memoirs, poetry, fiction and philosophy
Sujet(s) : Livres et lecture
Genre ou forme : Citations
Anthologies
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 0711226857 (hbk.). - ISBN 9780711226852 (hbk.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb427612945
Notice n° :
FRBNF42761294
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