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A history of books

by Gerald Murnane

This work combines the history of ballooning and photography with a personal exploration of love and grief. It examines the ways in which people and ideas are brought together and eventually separated.

Accession 7314 ISBN 9780224098151 Publisher Read How You Want/​Accessible
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