Title: The literature of collecting & other essays
First published: 2008
Description: "Philosophical essays related to collecting, in the world of books and of visual arts. Examines topics in library history, the career and relationships of eighteenth-century British painter Joshua Reynolds, recent theoretical and fictional texts about collecting, and the librarian-author's experiences as both critic and subject of portraiture"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Collectors and collecting, Book collecting, Art, Book collectors, Art objects, Philosophy
LC classification: AM235 .W46 2008