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Collections of nothing / William Davies King.
De Gruyter University of Chicago Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- King, W. D. (W. Davies)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- King, W. D. (W. Davies).
- King, W. D.
- Collectors and collecting--United States--Biography.
- Collectors and collecting.
- Collectors and collecting--United States.
- Collectors and collecting--Psychological aspects.
- Collectors and collecting--Miscellanea.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (163 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Nearly everyone collects something, even those who don't think of themselves as collectors. William Davies King, on the other hand, has devoted decades to collecting nothing-and a lot of it. With Collections of Nothing, he takes a hard look at this habitual hoarding to see what truths it can reveal about the impulse to accumulate. Part memoir, part reflection on the mania of acquisition, Collections of Nothing begins with the stamp collection that King was given as a boy.
- Contents:
- 1 NOTHING LOST; 2 NOTHING GAINED; 3 NOTHING REGAINED; 4 NOTHING TO KEEP; 5 NOTHING SPECIAL; 6 NOTHING AT ALL; 7 THE REST; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 9786612004957
- 9781282004955
- 1282004956
- 9780226437095
- 0226437094
- OCLC:
- 646794801
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