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The Book Lovers' Anthology : a Compendium of Writing About Books, Readers and Libraries by R. M. Leonard, Robert Maynard Leonard is a reference work available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Book Lovers' Anthology : a Compendium of Writing About Books, Readers and Libraries about?
Major writers through the centuries have turned their minds to the subject of books, often with humour, sometimes with exasperation, always with affection. This essential anthology for bibliophiles offers a rich selection of musings on the virtues of libraries, books and "the pleasant smell of paper freshly pressed."
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Common subject areas: reference, language, dictionaries and manuals.
- Author
- R. M. Leonard, Robert Maynard Leonard
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781851242481
- Category
- reference
- Subjects
- Computer Science, Literary Fiction, Reference
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (28 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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