Sidney E. Berger. Rare Books and Special Collections. Chicago: Neal-Schuman, 2014. xxii, 537p. ISBN 9781555709648. $129
Abstract
When a review copy arrived in my mailbox,1 my first thought was, “Heavens, a monster!” Rescued from its wrappings, this proved accurate: 8½×11 inches, the book is 1⅛ inches thick, weighs 2.8 pounds on my kitchen scale, perfect-bound in wrappers. It is not a tome that invites a cuddle. It is, in fact, too heavy to hold while reading more than a page or two.
The main text is double-column with headings in bold. Less formal comments on the main text, drawn from Berger's work experience as department head, student, teacher, writer, printer, and collector, are in grayed balloons scattered . . .
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