Title: Phantoms on the bookshelves /
Authors: Bonnet, Jacques, 1949-; Reynolds, Sian.; Salter, James
Publisher: Overlook Press,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Bibliomania.; Private libraries.; Book collecting.; Book collectors Psychology.; Books and reading Anecdotes.
Abstract: A memoir on the art of living with books analyzes how personal libraries reflect individual natures and innermost feelings, sharing the author's musings on the habits of book collectors from the earliest known libraries while offering potentially valuable advice on cataloging.
Contents: Tens of thousands of books -- Bibliomania -- Organizing the bookshelves -- The practice of reading -- Where do they all come from? -- Reading pictures -- Real people, fictional characters -- The world within reach -- Phantoms in the library.