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Books, Friends and Bibliophilia: Reminiscences of an Antiquarian Bookseller.(Book Review)

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| September 22, 2005 | Levine-Clark, Michael | COPYRIGHT 2003 University of Texas at Austin (University of Texas Press). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Books, Friends, and Bibliophilia: Reminiscences of an Antiquarian Bookseller. By Anton Gerits. New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll Books, 2004. ix, 402 pp. $65.00. ISBN 1-58456-138-6.

Booksellers have a long tradition of writing memoirs about their careers and the books they have handled. The best of these writers, such as Charles Goodspeed, A. S. W. Rosenbach, H. P. Kraus, David Randall, David Magee, and Leona Rostenberg and Madeleine B. Stern, provide insight into the book business and teach about specific books and collections while gripping the reader with their stories. With Books, Friends, and Bibliophilia: Reminiscences of an Antiquarian Bookseller, Anton Gerits has…

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