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Buy me this for Father’s Day, please!
I don’t have any children. Father’s Day comes and goes every year. I get nothing. No gifts. No cards. I get squat.
If I had any children I would tell them what I really want for Father’s Day. It just came out in January. I want this: The Oxford Companion to the Book (First Edition) edited by Michael Suarez SJ and H. R. Woudhuysen
Here’s the product description from Oxford’s website:
“The Oxford Companion to the Book is the first reference work of its kind covering the broad concept of the book throughout the world from ancient to modern times. Along with such subjects as bibliography, the history of printing, editorial theory and practice, and textual criticism, it also engages with newer disciplines such as the history of the book and the electronic book. Additionally, the companion provides an engaging analysis of how books and societies have shaped one another. Written by the world’s top scholars in bibliography and book history, the companion is an authoritative and highly informative work of reference for an international readership across a vast range of disciplines.
This unique two-volume work is organized into two parts. Part I is a substantial series of introductory essays-over forty essays offer generic histories of the subject as well as surveys of the history of the book around the world, including the Muslim world, Asia, Latin America, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Part II of the companion comprises an A-Z section of over 5,000 entries on every aspect of this exceptionally rich and diverse subject, ranging from brief definitions and biographical entries to more extensive treatments. Both parts of the text are richly illustrated with reproductions, diagrams, maps, and examples of various typographical features.”
Do you see why I want it so badly??
And there’s more: click HERE
Makes me wish I had kids….
Vick Mickunas
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By vick
June 20, 2010 10:19 AM | Link to this
Well, Insider, let’s see: as of this morning (Sunday~Father’s Day) I have 2 dogs on the premises and mmmm…9 cats.
By Insider
June 20, 2010 9:42 AM | Link to this
Wow, the bible of books! I’m reading about the beginning of writing right now. Pictographs enchant me. Happy Father’s Day, Vick—(I know surely you must have had a cat or two.)
By Max
June 19, 2010 1:49 PM | Link to this
Vick, I was thinking about your book choice while I was outside doing some landscaping maintenance….anyway, it occured to me a book about books falls into Russell’s Paradox doesn’t it? Ok, maybe too much sun…LOL
By vick
June 19, 2010 12:49 PM | Link to this
Adopt, Irish? Rent, Max? Rent!? I had no idea that option was available? What a country! Max, good luck getting your gift choice….
By Max
June 19, 2010 11:31 AM | Link to this
Vick, I have a couple teenagers available with a no money down lease…But, your ‘pick’ is kinda’ similar to mine: “The Oxford Latin Dictionary” marked down on Amazon from $345 to #295. Shipping/Handling is another $200 FOB. LOL…I guess I’ll just have to endure the 14-yr. old single malt, again.
By irishguy
June 19, 2010 11:00 AM | Link to this
It’s not to late to adopt.