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A Splendor of Letters : The Permanence of Books in an Impermanent World
Overview
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 companion work that prompted the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and biographer David McCullough to proclaim him "the leading authority of books about books." In this beautifully packaged edition, Basbanes brings to a close his wonderful trilogy on the remarkable world of books and bibliophiles.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780060580803
- ISBN-10: 0060580801
- Publisher: Harper Perennial
- Publish Date: November 2004
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.06 pounds
- Page Count: 464
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