“Think of a bookplate as a wedding ring binding the reader to the book, and vice versa. The symbolism isn’t so far apart: ownership, possession, desire.” Physicality, it turns out, is crucial to that particular expression of bibliophilic intimacy.
“Think of a bookplate as a wedding ring binding the reader to the book, and vice versa. The symbolism isn’t so far apart: ownership, possession, desire.” Physicality, it turns out, is crucial to that particular expression of bibliophilic intimacy.