The library: a catalogue of wonders
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Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, 2018.
Physical Desc:
xvi, 269 pages ; 24 cm
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Elk Grove
027.009 K295 2018
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Description
Libraries are filled with magic. From the Bodleian, the Folger and the Smithsonian to the fabled libraries of middle earth, Umberto Eco's mediaeval library labyrinth and libraries dreamed up by John Donne, Jorge Luis Borges and Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Stuart Kells explores the bookish places, real and fictitious, that continue to capture our imaginations."The Library: A Catalogue of Wonders" is a fascinating and engaging exploration of libraries as places of beauty and wonder. It's a celebration of books as objects and an account of the deeply personal nature of these hallowed spaces by one of Australia's leading bibliophiles.
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Book
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First Counterpoint hardcover edition.
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English
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9781640090200, 1640090207
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Libraries are filled with magic. From the Bodleian, the Folger and the Smithsonian to the fabled libraries of middle earth, Umberto Eco's mediaeval library labyrinth and libraries dreamed up by John Donne, Jorge Luis Borges and Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Stuart Kells explores the bookish places, real and fictitious, that continue to capture our imaginations."The Library: A Catalogue of Wonders" is a fascinating and engaging exploration of libraries as places of beauty and wonder. It's a celebration of books as objects and an account of the deeply personal nature of these hallowed spaces by one of Australia's leading bibliophiles.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Kells, S. (2018). The library: a catalogue of wonders. First Counterpoint hardcover edition. Berkeley, California, Counterpoint.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kells, Stuart. 2018. The Library: A Catalogue of Wonders. Berkeley, California, Counterpoint.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kells, Stuart, The Library: A Catalogue of Wonders. Berkeley, California, Counterpoint, 2018.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kells, Stuart. The Library: A Catalogue of Wonders. First Counterpoint hardcover edition. Berkeley, California, Counterpoint, 2018.
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