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Dr Rosenbach and Mr. Lilly: Book Collecting in a Golden Age , by Joel Silver (pp 98-100)

1969; The Bibliographical Society of Canada; Volume: 50; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.33137/pbsc.v50i1.22031

2562-8941

David McKnight,

Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices

As the primacy of the printed book retreats and the digital book ascends in popularity, the status of the future of book collecting is an issue and concern.Based on current models, some have envisioned that the physical book will only survive in the form of a finely crafted material object that will be expensive and collectible.One can also imagine the survival of the antiquarian and secondhand book trade, as books are sold or disposed of and replaced with electronic copies.But can one "collect" digital books?Improbably.For those who fret about the future of book collecting, Joel Silver's well-documented, recent study focusing on the relationship of Dr A.S.W. Rosenbach and Mr Josiah K. Lilly Jr. will not dispel their fears; still, Silver transports