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Editions & Impressions: My Twenty Years on the Book Beat
by Nicholas A. Basbanes
from Fine Books Press
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 
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A Treat For All Bibliophiles
When I see Nicholas A. Basbanes on a book cover I know I have to read it, because no one else in today's world so well depicts the joy to be found in reading and collecting books. Editions and Impressions is a collection of short essays and articles written over a period of twenty years. Some of the collectors and collections described here will be familiar to readers of Basbanes' earlier works, particularly A Gentle Madness and Among the Gently Mad, while others will be less recognizeable but still just as... more info
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A Gentle Effort
This collection of short articles on various collectors, libraries and authors is pleasant to read: Nicholas Basbanes is an accomplished writer, clearly devoted to his subject.
A must purchase for all those who love collecting books.
(And, Kathryn Haller deserves a nod for the nice design of the dust jacket.)
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Another classic from Nicholas Basbanes!
If you are a book lover, you will absolutely cherish every word written by the incomparable Nicholas Basbanes. In this latest offering of books about books, Mr. Basbanes has collected articles and essays covering his illustrious career as an author, journalist and top-notch book reviewer. I found every entry to be a fascinating glimpse into the world of everything books. Mr. Basbanes writes about authors, collectors, book makers and the history of books in a wonderfully witty and compelling manner making... more info
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