Stella Halkyard

Library Lives

A Constellation of Books and Objects from the Rylands

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Produktbeschreibung

Library Lives: A Constellation of Books and Objects from the Rylands plots the lifelong love affair between one particular book worm and the John Rylands Library and its collections in Manchester.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Carcanet Press Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 132mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9781800174375
• ISBN-10: 1800174373
• Artikelnr.: 69566137

Autorenporträt

Stella Halkyard, a dyed in the wool archivist and omnivorous bookworm, has worked in libraries and archives across Manchester since 1984, including: the Portico, Chethams, the Documentary Photography Archive and Manchester Public Libraries. The lion's share of her career, however, has been spent in the John Rylands Library where she cultivated the literary archives and creative arts collections and nurtured their readership and use. She is also currently a Trustee of the International Anthony Burgess Foundation.