A Splendor of Letters
Author | : Nicholas A. Basbanes |
Publisher | : Harper Perennial |
Total Pages | : 464 |
Release | : 2004-11-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 0060580801 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780060580803 |
Rating | : 4/5 (803 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Splendor of Letters written by Nicholas A. Basbanes and published by Harper Perennial. This book was released on 2004-11-02 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.