Unpacking the Personal Library : The Public and Private Life of Books /

"Unpacking the Personal Library is an edited collection of essays that ponders the cultural meaning and significance of private book collections in relation to public libraries. Collectively, the chapters articulate a poetics of the personal library within its extended social, aesthetic and cul...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Weingarten, Jeffrey (Editor), Camlot, Jason, 1967- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Waterloo, Ontario : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2022.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Bibliophilie.
Bibliotheques privees.
Book Collecting
Book collecting.
Private libraries.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Unpacking the Personal Library is an edited collection of essays that ponders the cultural meaning and significance of private book collections in relation to public libraries. Collectively, the chapters articulate a poetics of the personal library within its extended social, aesthetic and cultural contexts."--
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 pages).
ISBN:9781771125727

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