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Decorative endpapers

Hardcover, 1985
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non-fiction, art and aesthetics, reference, cultural history, design and architecture, books about books, Victoria and Albert Museum, book arts
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A glossary of literary terms

by M. H. Abrams
Paperback, 1971
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non-fiction, books about books, literary criticism, reference, writing and grammar
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Mirror and the lamp : romantic theory and the critical tradition

by M. H. Abrams
Paperback, 1971
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non-fiction, literary criticism, books about books, essays, Romanticism
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The decorated letter

by J. J. G. Alexander
Paperback, 1978
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non-fiction, books about books, medieval history, cultural history, art and aesthetics, calligraphy and handwriting
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A history of Japanese literature

by W. G. Aston
Paperback, 1972
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japanese literature, books about books, cultural history, asian history, non-fiction, Tuttle
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Why I have not written any of my books = Pourquoi je n'ai écrit aucun de mes livres

by Marcel Bénabou
Hardcover, 1996
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oulipo and metafiction, french literature, postmodernism, books about books, fiction
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The illuminated manuscript

by Janet Backhouse
Hardcover, 1979
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non-fiction, books about books, art and aesthetics, medieval history, cultural history, calligraphy and handwriting
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The Rilke alphabet

by Ulrich Baer
Paperback, 2014
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non-fiction, german literature, literary criticism, essays, books about books
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Flaubert's parrot

by Julian Barnes
Paperback, 1984
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novel, english literature, books about books, fiction, postmodernism, 1001 books
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Book History vol 23

by Greg Barnhisel
Hardcover, 2020
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books about books, literary criticism, cultural history, non-fiction, essays, reference
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Shakespeare and Company

by Sylvia Beach
Paperback, 1959
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books about books, autobiography and biography, non-fiction
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The uncommon reader : a novella

by Alan Bennett
Hardcover, 2007
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books about books, novella, fiction, english literature, humor
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Lolita : the story of a cover girl : Vladimir Nabokov's novel in art and design

by John Bertram
Paperback, 2013
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non-fiction, art and aesthetics, design and architecture, books about books
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The uses of enchantment : the meaning and importance of fairy tales

by Bruno Bettelheim
Paperback, 1976
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non-fiction, myth and folklore, literary criticism, books about books, cultural history, essays, Vintage Books, author suicide, National Book Award
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The art of the book : from medieval manuscript to graphic novel

by James Bettley
Hardcover, 2001
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non-fiction, books about books, art and aesthetics, design and architecture, cultural history, Victoria and Albert Museum, book arts
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The illuminated Blake: all of William Blake's illuminated works with a plate-by-plate commentary

by William, Blake
Paperback, 1974
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non-fiction, art and aesthetics, books about books, Romanticism, reference, illustrated
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How to read and why

by Harold Bloom
Paperback, 2001
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non-fiction, american literature, essays, literary criticism, books about books
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Fahrenheit 451

by Ray Bradbury
Paperback, 1953
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novel, american literature, science fiction, books about books, fiction, dystopia
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Why Beckett : with 122 illustrations

by Enoch Brater
Hardcover, 1989
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non-fiction, illustrated, autobiography and biography, books about books, literary criticism, Modernism, literary biography
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The world of Marcel Proust

by Germaine Brée
Paperback, 1967
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non-fiction, books about books, french literature, literary criticism
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The well wrought urn : studies in the structure of poetry

by Cleanth Brooks
Paperback, 1947
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non-fiction, poetry, literary criticism, books about books, essays
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Fifty works of English and American literature we could do without

by Brigid Brophy
Hardcover, 1967
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non-fiction, english literature, american literature, books about books, essays
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Understanding illuminated manuscripts : a guide to technical terms

by Michelle Brown
Paperback, 1994
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non-fiction, art and aesthetics, medieval history, cultural history, reference, books about books, calligraphy and handwriting
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Penguin 75 : designers, authors, commentary (the good, the bad-- )

by Paul Buckley
Paperback, 2010
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non-fiction, books about books, design and architecture, art and aesthetics
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Possession : a romance

by A. S. Byatt
Paperback, 1991
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novel, english literature, Booker Prize, epistolary, romance, fiction, Victorian, Vintage Books, books about books, 1001 books
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If on a winter's night a traveler

by Italo Calvino
Paperback, 1981
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novel, italian literature, books about books, surrealism and magical realism, second person perspective, fiction, postmodernism, 1001 books, oulipo and metafiction
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Auto-da-fé

by Elias Canetti
Paperback, 1981
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novel, Nobel Prize, austrian literature, german literature, books about books, fiction, 1001 books
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ABC for book collectors

by John Carter
Hardcover, 1995
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non-fiction, books about books, reference
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American Bloomsbury : Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau : their lives, their loves, their work

by Susan Cheever
Paperback, 2007
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non-fiction, books about books, cultural history, american literature, Transcendentalism, literary biography
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Women's gothic : from Clara Reeve to Mary Shelley

by E. J. Clery
Paperback, 2003
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books about books, literary criticism, english literature, decadence and gothic, cultural history
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The unquiet grave

by Cyril Connolly
Paperback, 1966
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non-fiction, essays, autobiography and biography, english literature, literary criticism, philosophy and religion, books about books
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Robert Frost : a living voice

by Reginald Cook
Hardcover, 1974
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non-fiction, literary criticism, american literature, books about books, autobiography and biography, literary biography
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The music of Emily Dickinson's poems and letters : a study of imagery and form

by Carolyn Lindley Cooley
Paperback, 2003
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non-fiction, literary criticism, american literature, books about books
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A swinger of birches; a portrait of Robert Frost

by Sidney Cox
Paperback, 1957
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non-fiction, literary criticism, american literature, books about books
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The decorative illustration of books

by Walter Crane
Paperback, 1994
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non-fiction, books about books, illustrated, cultural history, medieval history, design and architecture, art and aesthetics
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Balzac and the little Chinese seamstress

by Sijie Dai
Paperback, 2002
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chinese literature, french literature, novel, books about books, fiction
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In the shade of spring leaves : the life and writings of Higuchi Ichiyō, a woman of letters in Meiji Japan

by Robert Lyons Danly
Paperback, 1992
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japanese literature, non-fiction, short stories, books about books, literary criticism, fiction, National Book Award
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Acts of light

by Emily Dickinson
Hardcover, 1995
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non-fiction, american literature, books about books, poetry, illustrated
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Readings : essays & literary entertainments

by Michael Dirda
Paperback, 2003
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non-fiction, american literature, essays, literary criticism, books about books
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Bound to please : an extraordinary one-volume literary education : essays on great writers and their books

by Michael Dirda
Paperback, 2005
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non-fiction, american literature, essays, literary criticism, books about books
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Books : their history, art, power, glory, infamy and suffering according to their creators, friends and enemies

by Gerald Donaldson
Hardcover, 1981
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non-fiction, books about books, cultural history, book arts
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By its cover : modern American book cover design

by Ned Drew
Paperback, 2005
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non-fiction, books about books, art and aesthetics, design and architecture
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Little Red Riding Hood : a casebook

by Alan Dundes
Paperback, 1989
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non-fiction, fairy tales, books about books, literary criticism, essays
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Cinderella : a casebook

by Alan Dundes
Paperback, 1988
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non-fiction, fairy tales, books about books, literary criticism, essays
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Dickinson : strategies of limitation

by Jane Donahue Eberwein
Paperback, 1987
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non-fiction, literary criticism, american literature, books about books
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Travels in hyper reality : essays

by Umberto Eco
Hardcover, 1986
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non-fiction, italian literature, essays, literary criticism, philosophy and religion, books about books, postmodernism
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The Edogawa Rampo reader

by Ranpo Edogawa
Paperback, 2008
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japanese literature, non-fiction, short stories, essays, literary criticism, mystery and crime, books about books, Kurodahan Press, fiction
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The wicked sisters : women poets, literary history, and discord

by Betsy Erkkila
Paperback, 1992
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non-fiction, books about books, literary criticism, cultural history, american literature
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Rereadings : seventeen writers revisit books they love

by Anne Fadiman
Hardcover, 2005
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non-fiction, books about books, essays, literary criticism
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Ex libris : confessions of a common reader

by Anne Fadiman
Paperback, 2000
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non-fiction, essays, books about books, american literature
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