The Book Beautiful (Record no. 60443)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01681 a2200205 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 240613b 2023|||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9789393701428 (HB) |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 080 ## - UNIVERSAL DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Universal Decimal Classification number | 002 |
| Item number | SEB |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Sebastian, Pradeep |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Book Beautiful |
| Sub Title | : A Memoir of Collecting Rare and Fine Books |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher | Hachette Book Publishing India Pvt. |
| Year of publication | 2023 |
| Place of publication | Gurgaon |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 306p. |
| Other physical details | col. ill. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Until 2015, Pradeep Sebastian was a contented bibliophile, quite far from the serious book collector anxiously checking his email alerts. Things, however, took a dramatic turn when he chanced upon fine press books – printed on a hand-press, from metal type pressed into dampened handmade paper, the tactility and typographic beauty of letterpress books instantly captivated him. There was no looking back.In absorbing prose, the author retraces his fulfilling journey of collecting fine books online, his new-found love for modern calligraphic and illuminated manuscripts, and his discovery of the masters of bookmaking – be it the cloistered nuns who printed impeccable fine press books, or the famous printer who lived in a one-room apartment at a YMCA with his small hand press tucked under his bed.Peppered with vivid anecdotes and delightful conversations, The Book Beautiful is as much about the love for fine books as it is about the pleasures of bibliophile – the camaraderie between fellow collectors and dealers, bibliographic connoisseur-ship, the thrill of the chase, and the joy of striking a juicy bargain |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Books Collecting |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Bibliophile |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Calligraphy |
| 690 ## - LOCAL SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM (OCLC, RLIN) | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | General |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | BOOKS |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Current library | Shelving location | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| 1 | IMSc Library | Technical Processing | 002 SEB | 77986 | BOOKS |