The book on the bookshelf / by Henry Petroski.

  • Petroski, Henry.
Date:
1999
  • Books

About this work

Publication/Creation

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1999.

Physical description

x, 290 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Contributors

Edition

1st ed.

Bibliographic information

Includes index and bibliography: p. 269-277.

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.

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  • LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores
    /PET
    		By appointmentManual request

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ISBN

  • 0375406492