Phantoms on the Bookshelves by Jacques Bonnet

Description: this enthralling study on the art of living with books considers how our personal libraries reveal our true natures: far more than merely crowded shelves, they are living labyrinths of our innermost feelings. Ranging from classical Greece to contemporary Iceland, from Balzac to Moby Dick these pages will prove a delight to collectors, librarians and bibliophiles. While musing s on the habits of collectors from the earliest known libraries are learned, amusing and instructive, his advice on cataloguing may even save lives!

Details: hardback, 132 pp. Measures 19 x 15cm.

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