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020			_a9789393701428 (HB)
041			_aeng
080			_a002 _bSEB
100			_aSebastian, Pradeep
245			_aThe Book Beautiful _b: A Memoir of Collecting Rare and Fine Books
260			_bHachette Book Publishing India Pvt. _c2023 _aGurgaon
300			_a306p. _bcol. ill.
520			_aUntil 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			_aBooks Collecting
650			_aBibliophile
650			_aCalligraphy
690			_aGeneral
942			_cBK
999			_c60443 _d60443