01378nam a22003011i 4500 20200806163801.0 200623t20182017cau e 000 0 eng d 9781640090200 hardback PPAK eng PPAK rda 23 027.009 027.009 KEL LCK Kells, Stuart author. THE LIBRARY : A CATALOGUE OF WONDERS / STUART KELLS First Counterpoint hardcover edition. Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, 2018. ©2017 xvi, 269 pages ; 24 cm. rdacontent text rdamedia unmediated rdacarrier volume "First published in 2017 by The Text Publishing Company, Melbourne, Australia" -- verso. Includes bibliographical references. From the Bodleian, the Folger and the Smithsonian to the fabled libraries of Middle Earth and other fictional libraries, Kells explores the bookish places that capture our imaginations. The result is a fascinating and engaging exploration of libraries as places of beauty and wonder, a celebration of books as objects and an account of the deeply personal nature of these hallowed spaces. Libraries History. Books and reading. Libraries Appreciation. ddc B 177794 177794 0 0 PPAK LCK 2020-08-12 1 LCK 027.009 KEL A00739028 2022-08-27 00:00:00 2022-07-31 B