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"Pound of Paper" by John Baxter
Picked up a copy of this book last night at the library. Great read
especially if you are oriented towards collecting English authors and their books (I am not). If anyone is interested in reading books about book-collecting, I recommend all three of the Goldsstone books "Warmly Inscribed", "Used and Rare" and "Slightly Chipped" and Nicholas Basbanes two books; "Among the Gently Mad" and "Gentle Madness". Anyone else read these? Comments? Art Layton Stamford CT |
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Art Layton wrote:
Picked up a copy of this book last night at the library. Great read especially if you are oriented towards collecting English authors and their books (I am not). If anyone is interested in reading books about book-collecting, I recommend all three of the Goldsstone books "Warmly Inscribed", "Used and Rare" and "Slightly Chipped" and Nicholas Basbanes two books; "Among the Gently Mad" and "Gentle Madness". Anyone else read these? Comments? I just wrote a review of the Baxter (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4824/rev-b.htm#pound) and Nicholas Basbanes's *latest* book, A SPLENDOR OF LETTERS (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4824/rev-b.htm#splendor). I liked them both. The Baxter is also of interest for film fans (Baxter is a well-known writer about films) and for science fiction fans, especially when Baxter talks about his discovery of fandom in Australia when he was young. I also reviewed two of the Goldstones's books, USED AND RARE (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4824/rev-g.htm#used) and WARMLY INSCRIBED (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4824/rev-g.htm#warmly). And they have a new one out as well, OUT OF THE FLAMES, which I just picked up. As you might guess, I love this sort of book. -- Evelyn C. Leeper http://www.geocities.com/evelynleeper Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. --Abraham Lincoln |
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"Art Layton" wrote in message
m... Nicholas Basbanes two books; "Among the Gently Mad" and "Gentle Madness". He has two others: *Patience and Fortitude* and *A Splendor of Letters*. I spoke with him Monday night at the Folger Shakespeare Library. He's working on the fourth in his series (*Among the Gently Mad*, his "collector's guide," is outside of the series). I've enjoyed them all. William M. Klimon http://www.gateofbliss.com |
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He has two others: *Patience and Fortitude* and *A Splendor of Letters*. I
spoke with him Monday night at the Folger Shakespeare Library. He's working on the fourth in his series (*Among the Gently Mad*, his "collector's guide," is outside of the series). I've enjoyed them all. William M. Klimon http://www.gateofbliss.com I understand he will be at the NY Antiquarian book show in April signing copies of his book? I hope I have the opportunity to purchase a copy and chat about collecting. Art Layton Stamford CT |
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"Evelyn C. Leeper" wrote in message et...
I liked them both. The Baxter is also of interest for film fans (Baxter is a well-known writer about films) and for science fiction fans, especially when Baxter talks about his discovery of fandom in Australia when he was young. I also reviewed two of the Goldstones's books, USED AND RARE (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4824/rev-g.htm#used) and WARMLY INSCRIBED (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4824/rev-g.htm#warmly). And they have a new one out as well, OUT OF THE FLAMES, which I just picked up. As you might guess, I love this sort of book. I read "Out of the Flames" 2 weeks ago. And I also love this kind of book. Amazing amount of detective work combined with their writing style makes for a good read (at least for those of us who are bibliophiles). When I go to the library, I always check out the shelves where books about books are shelved. Art Layton Stamford CT |
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Art Layton wrote:
I read "Out of the Flames" 2 weeks ago. And I also love this kind of book. Amazing amount of detective work combined with their writing style makes for a good read (at least for those of us who are bibliophiles). When I go to the library, I always check out the shelves where books about books are shelved. So do I, but apparently they are distributed over several Dewey Decimal classifications (002, 020, 028, and 808, and probably others). -- Evelyn C. Leeper http://www.geocities.com/evelynleeper Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. --Abraham Lincoln |
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