Making the Archives Talk: New and Selected Essays in Bibliography, Editing, and Book History
- ISBN-10
- 0271050675
- ISBN-13
- 9780271050676
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 150
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penn State Press
- Author
- James L. W. West
Description
"A collection of essays by editor, biographer, bibliographer, and book historian James L. W. West III, covering editorial theory, archival use, textual emendation, and scholarly annotation. Discusses the treatment of both public documents (novels, stories, nonfiction) and private texts (letters, diaries, journals, working papers)"--Provided by publisher.
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