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The book on the bookshelf

Author: Henry Petroski
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1999.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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Investigates the development of the bookshelf and discusses the ways in which it is intertwined with the creation of the book.
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Henry Petroski
ISBN: 0375406492 9780375406492
OCLC Number: 40856918
Description: x, 290 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: ch. 1. Books on bookshelves --
ch. 2. From scrolls to codices --
ch. 3. Chests, cloisters, and carrels --
ch. 4. Chained to the desk --
ch. 5. Press of books --
ch. 6. Studying studies --
ch. 7. Up against the wall --
ch. 8. Books and bookshops --
ch. 9. Bookstack engineering --
ch. 10. Shelves that move --
ch. 11. Care of books.
Responsibility: by Henry Petroski.
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Investigates the development of the bookshelf and discusses the ways in which it is intertwined with the creation of the book.

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