Obsessions and confessions of a book life

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  • Colin Franklin.
  • Franklin, Colin
  • New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press ; Camberwell, Victoria, Australia : Books of Kells ; London, United Kingdom : Bernard Quaritch, Ltd., 2012.
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    Z1004.F73 A3 2012
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    Summary

    "An autobiographical narrative of the career of British author, bookseller, and book collector Colin Franklin, discussing his life and experiences in the book world. Includes essays on figures in the book trade who have influenced and fascinated Franklin. Illustrated in color and black and white"--

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    Contents

    A creed of books -- In a golden age of publishing -- Those were the days -- What do you specialise in? -- Expert -- The Nijinsky peccadillo -- From a diary, September 1985 -- The Daniel Press at Oxford -- William Morris, 1834-1896 -- Binders lettering -- Bodoni, a private printer -- The Bowdlers and their family Shakespeare -- Joseph Skelton, a neglected Oxford antiquary -- William Fowler of Winterton -- Ruskin, Leech and Surtees.

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    Description:
    viii, 262 pages ; 24 cm
    Published:
    New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press ; Camberwell, Victoria, Australia : Books of Kells ; London, United Kingdom : Bernard Quaritch, Ltd., 2012.
    Language:
    English
    Notes:
    Includes index.
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Genre or Form:
    Biography
    ISBN:
    9781584563044
    1584563044
    9780646575711
    0646575716
    9780956301222
    0956301223
    OCLC Number:
    795020461
    Other Identifiers:
    LCCN: 2012018734

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