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_qhardback
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_beng
_cPPAK
_erda
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_a027.009
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_bKEL
_dLCK
100 1 _aKells, Stuart
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aTHE LIBRARY :
_bA CATALOGUE OF WONDERS /
_cSTUART KELLS
250 _aFirst Counterpoint hardcover edition.
264 1 _aBerkeley, California :
_bCounterpoint,
_c2018.
264 4 _c©2017
300 _axvi, 269 pages ;
_c24 cm.
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
500 _a"First published in 2017 by The Text Publishing Company, Melbourne, Australia" -- verso.
504 _a Includes bibliographical references.
520 _aFrom 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.
650 1 0 _aLibraries
_xHistory.
650 2 0 _aBooks and reading.
650 2 0 _aLibraries
_xAppreciation.
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