The Groaning Shelf

The Groaning Shelf
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Publisher : Hachette UK
Total Pages : 198
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ISBN-10 : 9789350093634
ISBN-13 : 9350093634
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Book Synopsis The Groaning Shelf by : Pradeep Sebastian

Download or read book The Groaning Shelf written by Pradeep Sebastian and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-03-12 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Notes from a bibliophile on the lure of rare and first editions, the beauty of dust jackets, the thrill of browsing in antiquarian bookshops, the bibliomania of book thieves, movies about books, and the inner life of a reader. The Groaning Shelf is not so much a book about books as a book about books about books. These little essays capture the drama of bookish obsession, the joys and snares of the bookish life and the pleasures of bibliophily.


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