Author: MORELL, ABELARDO & NICHOLSON BAKER
Title: A Book of Books
Description: Bulfinch, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0821258141. Tight unmarked book in illustrated boards with just a hint of shelflife; 9.375 X 0.625 X 9.375 inches; 108 pages; A visual tribute to the printed word, this delicious ode to the book will be irresistible to anyone who treasures the feel of fine paper and the special allure of a clothbound volume. Abelardo Morell's elegant photographs of books are presented induotone reproductions, highlighting the grace and sensuality of theprinted page. Morell has selected unusual books, like a leather-bound volume that is smaller than a paper clip, an impossibly large dictionary and illustrated books whose characters appear to leap off the page. He has photographed the endless ocean of books in a library and thestrikingly beautiful way in which weathered and water-damaged bookstake on sculptural form.. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued .

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