Synopses & Reviews
The charming husband and wife writing team who brought us
Used and Rare and
Slightly Chipped are back with another delightfully whimsical foray into the world of books and book-collecting. This time around, Larry and Nancy Goldstone, accompanied by their wise and witty seven-year-old daughter, Emily, treat their readers to a fabulous personal tour of The Library of Congress ("114,000,000 books, so little time"). They also entertain us with unorthodox behind-the-scenes looks at the Folger Library, and the Beineke, Yale University's Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Forgeries, famous and otherwise, feature largely among the tidbits of arcane booklore that the Goldstones share with their readers this time around. The clever detective work that led to the uncovering of the infamous New England forger is recounted in all its fascinating detail, as is the case of the murderous Mormon. Fans of "The Antiques Roadshow" will find here an amusing bibliographic counterpart. For example, curious book catalogue offerings include a wall calendar ("The Many Uses of Milk") that Michael Ondaajte used in 1974 to jot down his family's routine appointments. The asking price--$250.00!
Intended for those readers who already know a lot about books but want to learn more, Warmly Inscribed is the perfect gift for the book lover in your life (who just may turn out to be you).
Synopsis
The authors of two previous well-received volumes on book collecting now regale their many fans with fascinating facts and fables about famous libraries and infamous forgers. "The Goldstones, a husband-and-wife book book collecting/writing team, follow two previous memoirs about their occupational adventures with this entertaining offering . . . The Goldstones writes with flair and humor . . . an undemanding and fun read for bibliophiles, whether antiquarian collectors or not."-
Publishers Weekly on
Warmly Inscribed.
About the Author
Nancy Goldstone is the author of several works of fiction and nonfiction. She has written for
The New York Times, The Washington Post Magazine, and
The Boston Globe Magazine.
Lawrence Goldstone has written both fiction and nonfiction. His first novel, Rights, won a New American Writing Award. His second novel, Offline, was used as book report fodder by Keri Moskowitz for her high school English class.
The Goldstones live with their daughter in Westport, Connecticut.