Bibliograph

Letter to a future lover, marginalia, errata, secrets, inscriptions, and other ephemera found in libraries, Ander Monson

Type

Label

Letter to a future lover, marginalia, errata, secrets, inscriptions, and other ephemera found in libraries, Ander Monson

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Letter to a future lover

Oclc number

879582822

Responsibility statement

Ander Monson

Sub title

marginalia, errata, secrets, inscriptions, and other ephemera found in libraries

Summary

Readers of physical books leave traces: marginalia, slips of paper, fingerprints, highlighting, inscriptions. All books have histories, and libraries are not just collections of books and databases but a medium of long-distance communication with other writers and readers

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