A splendor of letters : the permanence of books in an impermanent world /

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 compani...

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Main Author:	Basbanes, Nicholas A., 1943-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Perennial, 2004.
Edition:	1st Perennial ed.
Subjects:	Books > History. Written communication > History. Cultural property > Protection. Library materials > Conservation and restoration. Library materials > Reproduction. Archival materials > Conservation and restoration. Archival materials > Reproduction. Digital preservation. Censorship. Analog-Digital Conversion Livres > Histoire. Communication écrite > Histoire. Patrimoine culturel > Protection. Documents de bibliothèque > Conservation et restauration. Documents de bibliothèque > Reproduction. Documents d'archives > Conservation et restauration. Documents d'archives > Reproduction. Numérisation. Censure. digital preservation. Books. Written communication. History.

by Basbanes, Nicholas A., 1943-
Published 2003

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