Unpacking the Personal Library : The Public and Private Life of Books

An edited collection of essays that ponders the cultural meaning and significance of private book collections in relation to public libraries. Collectively, the chapters articulate a poetics of the personal library within its extended social, aesthetic and cultural contexts.

• | : Jason Camlot, J.A. Weingarten (Edited by)
• | Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• | Publication Date: Jul 19, 2022
• | Country of Publication: Canada
• | Number of Pages: 288 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 1771125683
• | ISBN-13: 9781771125680