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Phantoms on the Bookshelves

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Publisher
ABRAMS (Ignition)
Language
English
Published
2012
  • Books and reading
  • Book collecting
  • Psychology
  • Book collectors
  • Anecdotes
  • Private libraries
  • Bibliomania

A memoir on the art of living with books analyzes how personal libraries reflect individual natures and innermost feelings, sharing the author's musings on the habits of book collectors from the earliest known libraries while offering potentially valuable advice on cataloging.