The Delights of reading : quotes, notes & anecdotes (edition 1987)

by Otto Bettmann

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From the writings of the great, the near-great, and the would-be-great, a delicious selection of quotes and anecdotes on that most dangerous of afflictions--the passion for books and reading.

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Title:	The Delights of reading : quotes, notes & anecdotes
Authors:	Otto Bettmann
Info:	Boston, MA : D.R. Godine in association with the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, 1987.
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The Delights of Reading: Quotes, Notes & Anecdotes by Otto L. Bettmann

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A pleasant compendium of book-related quotes. Illustrations are plentiful, and often as interesting as the text. (

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