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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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The American Library of Useful Knowledge
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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The American Library of Useful Knowledge
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Book Madness
Author: Denise Gigante
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300248482
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 399
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The fascinating history of American bookishness as told through the sale of Charles Lamb's library in 1848 Charles Lamb's library--a heap of sixty scruffy old books singed with smoke, soaked with gin, sprinkled with crumbs, stripped of illustrations, and bescribbled by the essayist and his literary friends--caused a sensation when it was sold in New York in 1848. The transatlantic book world watched as the relics of a man revered as the patron saint of book collectors were dispersed. Following those books through the stories of the bibliophiles who shaped intellectual life in America--booksellers, publishers, journalists, editors, bibliographers, librarians, actors, antiquarians, philanthropists, politicians, poets, clergymen--Denise Gigante brings to life a lost world of letters at a time when Americans were busy assembling the country's major public, university, and society libraries. A human tale of loss, obsession, and spiritual survival, this book reveals the magical power books can have to bring people together and will be an absorbing read for anyone interested in what makes a book special.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300248482
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
The fascinating history of American bookishness as told through the sale of Charles Lamb's library in 1848 Charles Lamb's library--a heap of sixty scruffy old books singed with smoke, soaked with gin, sprinkled with crumbs, stripped of illustrations, and bescribbled by the essayist and his literary friends--caused a sensation when it was sold in New York in 1848. The transatlantic book world watched as the relics of a man revered as the patron saint of book collectors were dispersed. Following those books through the stories of the bibliophiles who shaped intellectual life in America--booksellers, publishers, journalists, editors, bibliographers, librarians, actors, antiquarians, philanthropists, politicians, poets, clergymen--Denise Gigante brings to life a lost world of letters at a time when Americans were busy assembling the country's major public, university, and society libraries. A human tale of loss, obsession, and spiritual survival, this book reveals the magical power books can have to bring people together and will be an absorbing read for anyone interested in what makes a book special.
American Monthly Review
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Languages : en
Pages : 540
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Languages : en
Pages : 540
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John Lowell Jr. and His Institute
Author: Chaim M. Rosenberg
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1793644608
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
This book examines the life and legacy of John Lowell Jr (1799–1836) through the establishment of the Lowell Institute, still active in Boston, which offers free education.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1793644608
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
This book examines the life and legacy of John Lowell Jr (1799–1836) through the establishment of the Lowell Institute, still active in Boston, which offers free education.
The North American Review
Author: Jared Sparks
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Category : North American review and miscellaneous journal
Languages : en
Pages : 178
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Vols. 277-230, no. 2 include Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930.
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Category : North American review and miscellaneous journal
Languages : en
Pages : 178
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Vols. 277-230, no. 2 include Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930.
Catalogue of the Books Belonging to the Library of the Four Monthly Meetings of Friends of Philadelphia
Author: Friends' Library (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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Category : Society of Friends
Languages : en
Pages : 360
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Category : Society of Friends
Languages : en
Pages : 360
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Catalogue of the Books Belonging to the Library of the Four Monthly Meetings of Friends of Philadelphia
Author: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
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Category : Society of Friends
Languages : en
Pages : 366
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Category : Society of Friends
Languages : en
Pages : 366
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The North American Review
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Languages : en
Pages : 568
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Languages : en
Pages : 568
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Catalogue of the Library of the Providence Athenaeum
Author: Providence Athenaeum
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 618
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 618
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