Patience & fortitude : a roving chronicle of book people, book places, and book culture /
Explores how books have changed throughout history and describes the nature of the institutions that have evolved to contain them, including academic, public, private, and national repositories.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
HarperCollins Publishers Inc.,
[2001]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Explores how books have changed throughout history and describes the nature of the institutions that have evolved to contain them, including academic, public, private, and national repositories. |
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| Item Description: | "Designed by Claire Naylon Vaccaro"--Title page verso. "Jacket design by Louise Fili"--Book jacket back flap. "Jacket art: A playing card from Kartenspielbuch, 1558, by Jost Amman (1539-1591)"--Book jacket back flap. The Cushing Library/Lowman/Bibliography and Books Arts copy is inscribed by the author. The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy is inscribed by the author. |
| Physical Description: | xviii, 636 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 590-602) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0060196955 9780060196950 |
| Related Items: | The Cushing Library/Lowman/Bibliography and Book Arts copy forms part of the Bibliography and Books Arts Section of the Al Lowman Printing Arts Collection and Research Archive. |