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| John Baxter, Una libbra di carta. Confessioni di un bibliomane, Sylvestre Bonnard, Milano 2003 |
Ebbene in questi giorni ne ho ripreso in mano uno davvero straordinario, che fa gola già dalla copertina traboccante di volumi.
All'interno troverete consigli su come collezionare rarità di Graham Greene, aneddoti su riviste di fantascienza, racconti dell'autore basati su "battute di caccia" per vari garage sales (i nostri mercatini) in competizione con i sempre attivi runners (o book hunters, ovvero cacciatori di libri) e molto, molto altro.
La pregevole veste editoriale, marchio distintivo della casa, infine allieterà ancor di più la lettura.
Cito soltanto qualche passo: "Graham Greene detestava a tal punto Babbling April che dichiarò di averne comprato tutte le copie comparse sul mercato e di averle bruciate. Se vera, la cosa è straordinaria (...) le copie, quelle rare volte che sono saltate fuori, si sono vendute per una fortuna." (Una libbra di carta, p.19)
Oppure, parlando delle cattive abitudini delle biblioteche circolanti: "La Boots rilegava tutti i libri, incollava le sue etichette a forma di scudetto sul frontespizio e, tranne che in pochi casi, buttava via le sovraccoperte. I collezionisti seri si svegliavano di notte con i sudori freddi alla sola idea di una cosa del genere." (Op. cit., p.20)
Non è delizioso? Il costo altino del libro è giustificato dal contenuto!
More than once I told you about books and manuals dedicated to book collecting, a genre of books that are very appreciated by Americans (look my post), but also by us (look for ex. La febbre dei libri di Alberto Vigevani).
So these days I brought up a one very extraordinary, that you'll love since the beautiful cover full of books.
Inside there are advices about how to collect Graham Greene's rarities, anecdotes about Science Fiction, small stories based on author's hunting around garage sales, in competition with other always active runners and much, much more.
Moreover, the good design of the book, a kind of a publisher's distinctive mark, will make the reading even more pleasant.
Just to quote some parts:
"So much did he (Graham Greene) loathe Babbling April that he told people he bought up any copies that appeared on the market and burned them. If true, this was extraordinary (...) copies, when they appeared at all, sold for a fortune." (John Baxter, A Pound of Paper. Confessions of a book addict, Doubleday, London 2002, p.22).
Or, talking about the bad habits of the circulating libraries: "Boots rebound all its books, gummed their shield-shaped label on the front and, in all but a few cases, threw the wrappers away. Serious collectors woke up in a cold sweat just thinking about that."(John Baxter, A Pound of Paper. Confessions of a book addict, Doubleday, London 2002, p.23).
Isn't it delicious? The high price of the book justifies the contents!
Oppure, parlando delle cattive abitudini delle biblioteche circolanti: "La Boots rilegava tutti i libri, incollava le sue etichette a forma di scudetto sul frontespizio e, tranne che in pochi casi, buttava via le sovraccoperte. I collezionisti seri si svegliavano di notte con i sudori freddi alla sola idea di una cosa del genere." (Op. cit., p.20)
Non è delizioso? Il costo altino del libro è giustificato dal contenuto!
More than once I told you about books and manuals dedicated to book collecting, a genre of books that are very appreciated by Americans (look my post), but also by us (look for ex. La febbre dei libri di Alberto Vigevani).
So these days I brought up a one very extraordinary, that you'll love since the beautiful cover full of books.
Inside there are advices about how to collect Graham Greene's rarities, anecdotes about Science Fiction, small stories based on author's hunting around garage sales, in competition with other always active runners and much, much more.
Moreover, the good design of the book, a kind of a publisher's distinctive mark, will make the reading even more pleasant.
Just to quote some parts:
"So much did he (Graham Greene) loathe Babbling April that he told people he bought up any copies that appeared on the market and burned them. If true, this was extraordinary (...) copies, when they appeared at all, sold for a fortune." (John Baxter, A Pound of Paper. Confessions of a book addict, Doubleday, London 2002, p.22).
Or, talking about the bad habits of the circulating libraries: "Boots rebound all its books, gummed their shield-shaped label on the front and, in all but a few cases, threw the wrappers away. Serious collectors woke up in a cold sweat just thinking about that."(John Baxter, A Pound of Paper. Confessions of a book addict, Doubleday, London 2002, p.23).
Isn't it delicious? The high price of the book justifies the contents!
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