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Life & Death of a Book by William MacAdams
Life & Death of a Book by William MacAdams
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Life & Death of a Book

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A beautifully written account of the "rites of passage" of a book: from publication and appearance in Scribner's bookshop on through its subsequent travels from reader to used bookshop to private collector to book reviewer, until meeting its final fate...

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William MacAdams is a novelist who has been collecting books since he was a boy, not only for their contents but "for the look, feel, and smell of them".
Release date NZ
March 1st, 2003
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Pages
64
ISBN-13
9780913559772
Product ID
1860209

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