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Know the past, find the future : the New York Public Library at 100 /

To mark the centennial of The New York Public Library's landmark building at Fifth Ave. and 42nd St., an assortment of notable writers, artists, scientists, philosophers, and Library curators each select one item from the Library's vast collections and describe its unique and personal sign...

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Corporate Author: New York Public Library
Other Authors: Llewellyn, Caro, 1965-, Sheehan, Beowulf
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [New York] : [Published by Penguin Classics for] The New York Public Library, ©2011.
Series:Penguin classics.
Subjects:
New York Public Library.
Rare library materials > New York (State) > New York.
Libraries > New York (State) > New York > Special collections.
Books and reading > New York (State) > New York.
Library users > New York (State) > New York.
Documents de bibliothèque rares > New York (État) > New York.
Bibliothèques > New York (État) > New York > Fonds spéciaux.
Livres et lecture > New York (État) > New York.
Usagers des bibliothèques > New York (État) > New York.
Books and reading.
Libraries > Special collections.
Library users.
Rare library materials.
New York (State) > New York.
Essay
essays.
Essays.
Essais.
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Summary:To mark the centennial of The New York Public Library's landmark building at Fifth Ave. and 42nd St., an assortment of notable writers, artists, scientists, philosophers, and Library curators each select one item from the Library's vast collections and describe its unique and personal significance.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Basbanes Collection copy is part of the Nicholas A. Basbanes Collection.
Physical Description:viii, 367 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
ISBN:0147507855
9780147507853