The first grand volume of a projected five addressing the role libraries have played in building and preserving Western culture focuses on the early archive libraries from Crete to the famous library of the Ptolemies in Alexandria 1,800 years of the struggle to preserve knowledge through the written word. Staikos, a scholar of library history, is also the author of The Great Libraries . The volume is richly illustrated in color and b&w. Oversize: 9x11.75<">. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Da: Losaw Service, Lenox Dale, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Dust jacket has minor shelf wear. Red cloth cover and pages are like new, no marks, solid binding. Codice articolo N401
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Da: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
cloth, dust jacket. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 374 pages. This work is the first in an important, five-volume series addressing the unique role libraries have played in building and preserving Western culture. Mr. Staikos has become one of our foremost scholars on library history, writing such books as this, as well as works like "The Great Libraries," a classic in its field. This first volume reveals the rich history of the early archive libraries from Crete to the famous library of the Ptolemies in Alexandria. Through well-researched text and many full-color illustrations, the author guides his readers over 1800 years of mankind's struggle to preserve his knowledge by the written word. Co-published with HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV and Kotinos Publications. Sales Rights: worldwide. Order all five volumes of The History of the Library in Western Civilization series at one time and get the Index volume for free. Codice articolo 74805
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Da: Daedalus Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Cloth. Jacket has a short closed edge tear. Fine in a near fine dustjacket.; 8vo. Codice articolo 143970
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Da: Antiquariaat Schot, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Paesi Bassi
Original publisher's red cloth hardback, gilt title spine and frontcover, coloured illustration frontcover, pictorial dustjacket, 4to: pictorial endpapers, xxiv, 350pp., [ij], richly illustrated [60 coloured plates - 150 bl.& wh.], chapternotes, bibliographical notes, abbreviations, index. Light minor wear. Fine copy. Volume 1: The History of the Library in Western Civilization. Codice articolo 143637
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Da: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: As New. 349 pp., illustrated. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Light wear, spotting to top page end. Clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. Codice articolo 1809170038
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Da: p015, Rotterdam, Paesi Bassi
Hardcover met stofomslag. Condizione: Very good. Condition: Zeer goed. Binding: Hardcover met stofomslag. Year: 2004. Language: Engels. Description: Lichte gebruik-/opslagsporen. Codice articolo 187409
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Da: Bay Used Books, Sudbury, ON, Canada
Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 2004 Hardcover. As New and New condition. No defects. Pictures available upon request.? K.B. Codice articolo 116703
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Da: Clarendon Books P.B.F.A., Leicester, Regno Unito
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Volume 1, hard covers in clean, tidy condition with a similar dust jacket Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Codice articolo 057185
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Da: Mispah books, Redhill, SURRE, Regno Unito
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Good. Dust Jacket NOT present. CD WILL BE MISSING. . SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book. Codice articolo ERICA82915845611496
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