Autoren-Bilder

Robert A. Wilson (2) (1922–)

Autor von Modern Book Collecting

Andere Autoren mit dem Namen Robert A. Wilson findest Du auf der Unterscheidungs-Seite.

Robert A. Wilson (2) ist ein Alias für Robert Alfred Wilson.

7 Werke 357 Mitglieder 5 Rezensionen

Werke von Robert A. Wilson

Getagged

Wissenswertes

Rechtmäßiger Name
Wilson, Robert Alfred
Geburtstag
1922

Mitglieder

Rezensionen

Wanting to live an uncluttered life and collecting things don't go together. Yet most of us love to see and hold beautifully made items. I don't mind reading an e-book but I still admire good printing and binding and paper. At first Wilson's book was hard to slog through, the first half of the book, largely about how to acquire hard of find books, was a chore to get through. While reading it I found myself comparing Modern Book Collecting unfavorably to Books and Collectors by Maurice Dunbar. Dunbar's book made me think that I might perhaps want to be a serious book collector, Wilson's book told me I really don't want to get involved in all the book collecting entails.

In the second half of Modern Book Collecting the author gives the reader a good understanding of how books are actually made and provides the names of the parts. I found that useful. The lists of dealers and collectors were interesting but not so useful for me. The though of owning a few first editions is tempting, but I will try to resist. At least now I know what a first edition is and how to identify one.
… (mehr)
 
Gekennzeichnet
MMc009 | 3 weitere Rezensionen | Jan 30, 2022 |
A collection of vignettes by the famed owner of the Phoenix Book Shop; a pass (or several) by a copy editor would have made this book a whole lot better. Some fascinating stories in here for sure, though.
½
 
Gekennzeichnet
JBD1 | Apr 11, 2021 |
Reading this book was like listening to a couple of smart people talking to each other about something interesting. I thoroughly enjoyed eves dropping on Mr. Wilson.
 
Gekennzeichnet
BenjaminG.Brubaker | 3 weitere Rezensionen | Apr 26, 2018 |
Though a bit dated, this book opened my eyes to the fact that my unhealthy love for books is in fact a respectable hobby. Great read to get you in the proper collecting mindset, broken into useful, quick sections.
 
Gekennzeichnet
lmcohen | 3 weitere Rezensionen | Mar 31, 2013 |

Dir gefällt vielleicht auch

Nahestehende Autoren

Statistikseite

Werke
7
Mitglieder
357
Beliebtheit
#67,136
Bewertung
½ 3.7
Rezensionen
5
ISBNs
64
Sprachen
1

Diagramme & Grafiken