Bibliotopia: Or, Mr. Gilbar's Book of Books & Catch-All of Literary Facts & Curiosities

Gilbar, Steven

ISBN 10: 1567922953 / ISBN 13: 9781567922950

Published by David R. Godine Publisher Inc, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bibliotopia: Or, Mr. Gilbar's Book of Books & Catch-All of Literary Facts & Curiosities
• Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher Inc
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1567922953
• ISBN 13: 9781567922950
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Banfield, Elliott
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

This book is a farrago of literary trivia, a treasure trove of obscure and irresistible facts, definitions, lists, and quotations that touch on every aspect of books, including their authors, publishers, printers, collectors, critics, pundits, readers, and enemies. Under headings that explore the entire history of bibliomania from "The Invention of Paper" to "Some Horror Writer's Official Web Sites," the entries in Bibliotopia provide the insatiably curious reader with a delightfully desultory literary education, the kind of beguiling literary gossip and information one might overhear at a cocktail party on Parnassus.

About the Author

Steven Gilbar worked as a senior managing editor at a law book publishing firm before dedicating himself to books for books' sake. He is co-author of Not Forgotten: American Writers Remember the Lives of Literary Mentors, Friends & Rivals.