Books are Basic. The Essential Lawrence Clark Powell. Edited by John David Marshall

Published by Univ of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1986

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Second printing. small octavo, cloth in dust jacket. (xii), 95pp. Univ of Arizona Press, "John David Marshall has combed Powell's books, articles, essays, and reviews to fashion a collection of quotations that best reflect the man and his intellectual passions." The quotations are grouped under four headings: "On Books and Reading"; "On Libraries, Librarians, and Librarianship"; "On Writers and Writing"; and "On Lawrence Clark Powell." A librarian/bibliophile who speaks for all who love the book. small octavo, cloth in dust jacket.

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Title
Books are Basic. The Essential Lawrence Clark Powell. Edited by John David Marshall
Author
POWELL, Lawrence Clark
Publisher
Univ of Arizona Press, Tucson
Publication year
1986
Condition
Very fine.
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
Second printing.
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Book Collecting, Books About Books, Libraries, net-price-sale, sale-sept-2020

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