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LUNACY AND THE ARRANGEMENT OF BOOKS
Belanger, Terry

- New Castle : Oak Knoll Books 2003 - 8vo. - stiff paper wrappers. - (ii), 24 pages. - ISBN 9781584560999 ; 1584560991 / Order Nr. 14014 - Price: $ 10.00 View Excerpt

First edition, third printing. A humorous and poignant essay on the idiosyncrasies of book arrangements by collectors over the centuries. Professor Belanger treats the reader to some of the idiotic methods of categorizing and shelving books. One gem from an etiquette book of 1863 decreed that a perfect hostess will see to it that the works of male and female authors be properly segregated on her book shelves. Their proximity, unless they happen to be married, should not be tolerated. This book will bring a smile to the face of any bibliophile. Belanger, founder of the Book Arts Press, is the University Professor and Honorary Curator of Special Collections at the University of Virginia.

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CATALOGUE OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS. PART I: FRENCH 16TH C... by Mortimer, Ruth Well annotated descriptions of 557 books. Illustrated and with all the appropriate indices. Lacks cardboard slipcase. Private ownership label in corner of free endpaper.