A splendor of letters the permanence of books in an impermanent world /

In A Splendor of Letters, Nicholas A. Basbanes continues the lively, richly anecdotal exploration of book people, places, and culture he began in 1995 with A Gentle Madness (a finalist that year for the National Book Critics Circle Award) and expanded in 2001 with Patience & Fortitude, a compani...

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Main Author: Basbanes, Nicholas A., 1943-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : HarperCollins, 2003.
Edition:1st ed.
Physical Description:
xviii, 444 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects:
Books -- History.
Written communication -- History.
Cultural property -- Protection.
Library materials -- Conservation and restoration.
Library materials -- Reproduction.
Archival materials -- Conservation and restoration.
Archival materials -- Reproduction.
Digital preservation.
Censorship.
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