Letter to a future lover : marginalia, errata, secrets, inscriptions, and other ephemera found in libraries / Ander Monson.
Readers of physical books leave traces: marginalia, slips of paper, fingerprints, highlighting, inscriptions. All books have histories, and libraries are not just collections of books and databases but a medium of long-distance communication with other writers and readers.
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Minneapolis, MN :
Graywolf Press,
[2015]
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Summary: | Readers of physical books leave traces: marginalia, slips of paper, fingerprints, highlighting, inscriptions. All books have histories, and libraries are not just collections of books and databases but a medium of long-distance communication with other writers and readers. |
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Physical Description: | 165 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: | 1555977065 9781555977061 |