The Library Chronicle

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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 248

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The Madman's Library

The Madman's Library PDF Author: Edward Brooke-Hitching
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471166929
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 373

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* BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK * 'Anybody who loves the printed word will be bowled over by this amusing, erudite, beautiful book about books. It is in every way a triumph. One of the loveliest books to have been published for many, many years' Alexander McCall Smith 'Quite simply the best gift for any book lover this year, or perhaps ever' Lucy Atkins, Sunday Times Literary Book of the Year 'An utterly joyous journey into the deepest eccentricities of the human mind… The most cheering, fascinating book I’ve read for ages' Guardian From the author of the critically acclaimed and globally successful The Phantom Atlas, The Golden Atlas and The Sky Atlas comes a stunning new work. The Madman’s Library is a unique, beautifully illustrated journey through the entire history of literature, delving into its darkest territories to hunt down the very strangest books ever written, and uncover the fascinating stories behind their creation. This is a madman’s library of eccentric and extraordinary volumes from around the world, many of which have been completely forgotten. Books written in blood and books that kill, books of the insane and books that hoaxed the globe, books invisible to the naked eye and books so long they could destroy the Universe, books worn into battle, books of code and cypher whose secrets remain undiscovered… and a few others that are just plain weird. From the 605-page Qur'an written in the blood of Saddam Hussein, through the gorgeously decorated 15th-century lawsuit filed by the Devil against Jesus, to the lost art of binding books with human skin, every strand of strangeness imaginable (and many inconceivable) has been unearthed and bound together for a unique and richly illustrated collection ideal for every book-lover.

A Houghton Library Chronicle, 1942-1992

A Houghton Library Chronicle, 1942-1992 PDF Author: Houghton Library
Publisher: Houghton Library
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 124

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Harvard's home for rare books and manuscripts opened in 1942, and thanks to the energy of a small group of librarians and the creativity and generosity of its benefactor, Arthur Houghton, it quickly emerged as a center of inquiry and memory without equal. This 1992 volume, compiled by senior Houghton librarians, blends documentary with oral history to look back on the library's origins, the growth of its collections, and the activities of the staff who made it a home for precious books and original scholarship.

This Is My Bookstore: 100 Postcards of Beautiful Shops Around the World (Notecards for Book Lovers, Stationery Featuring Bookshop Photograph

This Is My Bookstore: 100 Postcards of Beautiful Shops Around the World (Notecards for Book Lovers, Stationery Featuring Bookshop Photograph PDF Author: Chronicle Books (Firm)
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ISBN: 9781452177939
Category : Booksellers and bookselling
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The Library Chronicle

The Library Chronicle PDF Author:
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 248

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The Library Chronicle

The Library Chronicle PDF Author:
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 226

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The Dream Chronicle — Book Two

The Dream Chronicle — Book Two PDF Author: Dave Rotenberg
Publisher: iBooks
ISBN: 1596875216
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226

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It’s a future time. A time of extremely long life spans, almost perfect health, human colonization of planets throughout the galaxy—and dreamlessness. It has been over three hundred years since any human being’s sleep has been disturbed by the anarchy of dreams. Centuries earlier, at the time of the first alien contacts, humanity made the proverbial trade with the devil—its basic freedoms in exchange for security and safety. An unexpected side effect of this swap was the gradual cessation of dreaming. Then an S3 fully armed starship disappears through a hole in space—A GATEWAY. All that remains of the huge vessel is a scattercast message heard throughout the galaxy: YOUR MACHINES ARE USELESS HERE. YOUR WAY OF THINKING IS OF NO VALUE HERE. FOR BEYOND HERE LIE DREAMS!! The Dreamers are in trouble. Cas never made it off of Moscovy and is shortly going to be a prisoner of a powerful Russo matriarch. The other four dreamers are dealing with Mama (the AIU) who seems to have lost her mind. They land in order to get Mama a “doctor” and stumble across cave drawings—and a blind painter— who is clearly one of them. Meanwhile back on New Omaha Beach, Danazir Yi Qal breaks out of the ether dome and tries to find the Outlanders—the only ones not infiltrated by Cyrus Malone and his S3 thugs. Slowly it’s coming into view for Mickelmast that Homer’s great poem The Iliad somehow holds the secret to all of this—to the Gateway—to Dreaming—to everything.

The Library Chronicle

The Library Chronicle PDF Author: Library Association
Publisher: London.
ISBN: 9781533513564
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 244

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The Library Chronicle - Vol. V by Library Association. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1888 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.

The Library Chronicle, Volume 1

The Library Chronicle, Volume 1 PDF Author: Library Association
Publisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781347832318
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 220

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Library Chronicle

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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 210

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The Library Chronicle;

The Library Chronicle; PDF Author: Library Association
Publisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781011152902
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.