Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Clarkson Potter (2019), Edition: NO-VALUE, 272 pages
Description
"Interior designer Nina Freudenberger, New Yorker writer Sadie Stein, and Architectural Digest photographer Shade Degges give readers a peek at the private libraries and bookshelves of passionate readers all over the world, including Larry McMurtry, Silvia Whitman of Shakespeare and Co., Gay and Nan Talese, and Emma Straub. Throughout, gorgeous photographs of rooms with rare collections, floor-to-ceiling shelves, and stacks upon stacks of books inspire readers to live better with their own collections"--Amazon.com.
User reviews
LibraryThing member Shrike58
How you respond to this book is going to depend on how ticked-off you're feeling about the 1% on any given day. Still, what does elevate this whole exercise is that most of these collections are working libraries for literary and creative types, so it's not just book porn. It's also a reminder that
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in my next set of living arrangements I need more book shelves! At the end of the day we all know why we look at exquisitely curated photo collections like this. To answer the question; what if? Show Less
LibraryThing member Kek55
The best of this sort of book I've encountered. Has a personal approach and a cozy, eclectic feel as it introduces the reader to bibliophiles, their shelves, and environs. Lovely.
LibraryThing member 2wonderY
So much fun to visit these rooms and book lovers. Quite a variety of collections and places. Took out my magnifier to try to read the spines on multiple pages. Lovely photography.
LibraryThing member WellReadSoutherner
I started reading this book and finished it back in June but I just haven’t had the headspace to do in-depth reviews on books. It’s all I can do to even read a book right now during COVID. The next few book reviews aren’t going to be much but I’m at least documenting that I read it.
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According to Goodreads, I got "a peek at the private libraries and bookshelves of passionate readers all over the world, including Larry McMurtry, Silvia Whitman of Shakespeare and Co., Gay and Nan Talese, and Emma Straub. Throughout, gorgeous photographs of rooms with rare collections, floor-to-ceiling shelves, and stacks upon stacks of books inspire readers to live better with their own collections."
I'm going to have to disagree with that statement. It's a good thing I didn't buy it and just checked it out from the library. I personally didn't find a single library that was gorgeous.
The only person I recognized in the whole book they profiled was Larry McMurty of Lonesome Dove fame. His was just ok.
No, Nina, this is not a visual delight.
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describes this book as "A visual delight and an inspiration for every bibliophile with a growing home library, this dream-and-drool design book features some of the most jaw-dropping book collections of homeowners around the world."According to Goodreads, I got "a peek at the private libraries and bookshelves of passionate readers all over the world, including Larry McMurtry, Silvia Whitman of Shakespeare and Co., Gay and Nan Talese, and Emma Straub. Throughout, gorgeous photographs of rooms with rare collections, floor-to-ceiling shelves, and stacks upon stacks of books inspire readers to live better with their own collections."
I'm going to have to disagree with that statement. It's a good thing I didn't buy it and just checked it out from the library. I personally didn't find a single library that was gorgeous.
The only person I recognized in the whole book they profiled was Larry McMurty of Lonesome Dove fame. His was just ok.
No, Nina, this is not a visual delight.
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
272 p.; 11.25 inches
ISBN
0525575448 / 9780525575443
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