A Splendor Of Letters
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A Splendor Of Letters
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Author : Nicholas A. Basbanes
language : en
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Release Date : 2004-11-02
A Splendor Of Letters written by Nicholas A. Basbanes and has been published by Harper Perennial this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-11-02 with Literary Criticism categories.
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.
A World Of Letters
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Author : Nicholas A. Basbanes
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2008-01-01
A World Of Letters written by Nicholas A. Basbanes and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-01 with Education categories.
For Yale University Press, which celebrates its hundredth birthday in 2008, the century has been an eventful one, punctuated with no few surprises. The Press has published more than 8,000 volumes through the years, scores of bestsellers and award-winners among them, and these books have come to fruition through the efforts of a host of colorful authors, editors, directors, board members, and others of intellectual and literary renown. With an ear always cocked for an interesting tale, one of today's best storytellers presents an anecdote-rich chronicle of the Press's first 100 years. Nicholas Basbanes, whom David McCullough has called the leading authority of books about books, quickly convinces us that the Press's history, while bookish, is also lively and fascinating. Basbanes explores the saga behind the acquisition of Eugene O'Neill's blockbuster play, the all-time Yale bestseller Long Day's Journey into Night; the controversy sparked in 1965 by publication of The Vinland Map; the origins of the groundbreaking Annals of Communism series, initiated in the wake of the Soviet Union's demise; and many more highlights from Press annals. Basbanes looks at the reasons behind the publisher's remarkable financial success, and he completes A World of Letters with a glimpse at the new initiatives that will propel the Press into a second exciting century.
A Gentle Madness
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Author : Nicholas A. Basbanes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
A Gentle Madness written by Nicholas A. Basbanes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Literary Criticism categories.
A Gentle Madness continues to astound and delight readers about the passion and expense a collector is willing to make in pursuit of the book. The book captures that last moment in time when collectors pursued their passions in dusty bookshops and street stalls, high stakes auctions, and the subterfuge worthy of a true bibliomaniac. An adventure among the afflicted, A Gentle Madness is vividly anecdotal and thoroughly researched. Nicholas Basbanes brings an investigative reporter's heart to illuminate collectors past and present in their pursuit of bibliomania. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year.
Harry Huntt Ransom
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Author : Alan Gribben
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2008-11-01
Harry Huntt Ransom written by Alan Gribben and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Includes bibliographical reference (p. [293]-332) and index.
Anatomy Of A Typeface
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Author : Alexander S. Lawson
language : en
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
Release Date : 1990
Anatomy Of A Typeface written by Alexander S. Lawson and has been published by David R. Godine Publisher this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Design categories.
"To the layman, all printing types look the same. But for typographers, graphic artists and others of that lunatic fringe who believe that the letters we look at daily (and take entirely for granted) are of profound importance, the question of how letters are formed, what shape they assume, and how they have evolved remains one of passionate and continuing concern. Lawson explores the vast territory of types, their development and uses, their antecedents and offspring, with precision, insight, and clarity. Written for the layman but containing exhaustive research, drawings and synopses of typefaces, this book is an essential addition to the library of anyone s typographic library. It is, as Lawson states, not written for the printer convinced that there are already too many typefaces, but rather for that curious part of the population that believes the opposite; that the subtleties of refinement as applies to roman and cursive letters have yet to be fully investigated and that the production of the perfect typeface remains a goal to be as much desired by present as by future type designers. Anyone aspiring to typographic wisdom should own and treasure this classic."--Amazon description.
Love Letters By A Violinist G E Mackay In Verse
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Author : Eric Mackay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1884
Love Letters By A Violinist G E Mackay In Verse written by Eric Mackay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1884 with English poetry categories.
Gallitzin S Letters
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Author : Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1940
Gallitzin S Letters written by Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1940 with categories.
The Life And Letters Of Samuel Wells Williams Ll D
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Author : Frederick Wells Williams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
The Life And Letters Of Samuel Wells Williams Ll D written by Frederick Wells Williams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with China categories.
The Life Of Haydn In A Series Of Letters Written At Vienna
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Author : Stendhal
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1839
The Life Of Haydn In A Series Of Letters Written At Vienna written by Stendhal and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1839 with Music categories.
A Velocity Of Being
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Author : Maria Popova
language : en
Publisher: Abrams
Release Date : 2020-05-25
A Velocity Of Being written by Maria Popova and has been published by Abrams this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-25 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A Brain Pickings Best Children's Book of the Year "An embarrassment of riches." —The New York Times An expansive collection of love letters to books, libraries, and reading, from a wonderfully eclectic array of thinkers and creators. In these pages, some of today's most wonderful culture-makers—writers, artists, scientists, entrepreneurs, and philosophers—reflect on the joys of reading, how books broaden and deepen human experience, and the ways in which the written word has formed their own character. On the page facing each letter, an illustration by a celebrated illustrator or graphic artist presents that artist's visual response. Among the diverse contributions are letters from Jane Goodall, Neil Gaiman, Jerome Bruner, Shonda Rhimes, Ursula K. Le Guin, Yo-Yo Ma, Judy Blume, Lena Dunham, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Jacqueline Woodson, as well as a ninety-eight-year-old Holocaust survivor, a pioneering oceanographer, and Italy's first woman in space. Some of the illustrators, cartoonists, and graphic designers involved are Marianne Dubuc, Sean Qualls, Oliver Jeffers, Maira Kalman, Mo Willems, Isabelle Arsenault, Chris Ware, Liniers, Shaun Tan, Tomi Ungerer, and Art Spiegelman. This project is woven entirely of goodwill, generosity of spirit, and a shared love of books. Everyone involved has donated their time, and all profits will go to the New York Public Library systems. This stunning 272-page hardcover volume features a lay-flat binding to allow for greater ease of reading.