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Library : an unquiet history /

Battles, Matthew.

Library : an unquiet history / Matthew Battles. - 1st ed. - New York : W.W. Norton, c2003. - x, 245 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reading the library -- Burning Alexandria -- The house of wisdom -- The battle of the books -- Books for all -- Knowledge on fire -- Lost in the stacks.

ISBN: 0393020290

LCCN: 2002156439

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Libraries--History.
Libraries and society--History.
Books--History.

LC Class. No.: Z721 / .B28 2003

Dewey Class. No.: 027.009

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