Rooms of Their Own: Where Great Writers Write
Rooms of Their Own: Where Great Writers Write by Alex Johnson, with evocative ink-and-watercolour illustrations by James Oses. This is the 2022 first edition, first printing hardcover from Frances Lincoln, an imprint of The Quarto Group. The complete number line ends in 1, and the print ISBN is 9780711258013.
This illustrated literary survey visits the working spaces of 50 notable writers across different centuries, countries and genres. Johnson explores the rooms, desks, tools, routines and personal rituals behind their work, ranging from conventional studies and bedrooms to sheds, hotels, outdoor settings and other unexpected places. Featured writers include James Baldwin, the Brontë sisters, Emily Dickinson, Ernest Hemingway, Sylvia Plath, George Orwell, Virginia Woolf and many others.
The compact 192-page volume pairs concise biographical and literary commentary with colourful full-page and double-page views of the writers’ surroundings. It is an appealing book for readers interested in literary lives, historic interiors, creative routines and the practical environments in which books are written.
Very Good hardcover with light edge and corner wear. No dust jacket was issued by design. The book is currently protected by clear removable plastic, and the representative interior pages shown appear bright and clean, with crisp illustrations and no visible writing, stains, tears, foxing or significant toning. Please review all photographs carefully, as they form part of the description.
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Rooms of Their Own: Where Great Writers Write by Alex Johnson, with evocative ink-and-watercolour illustrations by James Oses. This is the 2022 first edition, first printing hardcover from Frances Lincoln, an imprint of The Quarto Group. The complete number line ends in 1, and the print ISBN is 9780711258013.
This illustrated literary survey visits the working spaces of 50 notable writers across different centuries, countries and genres. Johnson explores the rooms, desks, tools, routines and personal rituals behind their work, ranging from conventional studies and bedrooms to sheds, hotels, outdoor settings and other unexpected places. Featured writers include James Baldwin, the Brontë sisters, Emily Dickinson, Ernest Hemingway, Sylvia Plath, George Orwell, Virginia Woolf and many others.
The compact 192-page volume pairs concise biographical and literary commentary with colourful full-page and double-page views of the writers’ surroundings. It is an appealing book for readers interested in literary lives, historic interiors, creative routines and the practical environments in which books are written.
Very Good hardcover with light edge and corner wear. No dust jacket was issued by design. The book is currently protected by clear removable plastic, and the representative interior pages shown appear bright and clean, with crisp illustrations and no visible writing, stains, tears, foxing or significant toning. Please review all photographs carefully, as they form part of the description.
