The art of the publisher

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The art of the publisher

Roberto Calasso ; translated from the Italian by Richard Dixon

(Penguin books)

Penguin, 2015

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L'impronta dell'editore

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Description

'All the books published by a certain publisher could be seen as links in a single chain' In this fascinating memoir and manifesto the author and publisher Roberto Calasso meditates on the art of book publishing. With his signature erudition and polemical flair, Calasso transcends Adelphi to look at the publishing industry as a whole, from the essential importance of graphics, jackets and cover flaps to the consequences of universal digitization. And he outlines what he describes as the 'most hazardous and ambitious' profile of what a publishing house can be: a book comprising many books, akin to that of other twentieth-century publishers, from Giulio Einaudi to Roger Straus, of whom the book offers brief portraits.

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  • NCID
    BB20312721
  • ISBN
    • 9780141978482
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    ita
  • Place of Publication
    [London]
  • Pages/Volumes
    148 p.
  • Size
    18 cm
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