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Atlas obscura : (Record no. 84877)

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001 - CONTROL NUMBER
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003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
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005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20170125160510.0
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 151217s2016 nyuab e 001 0 eng d
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2016041548
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0761169083 (alk. paper)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780761169086 (hardback)
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)959200507
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency YDXCP
Language of cataloging eng
Description conventions rda
Transcribing agency YDXCP
Modifying agency BTCTA
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042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE
Authentication code pcc
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number G465
Item number .F64 2016
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 910.202
Edition number 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Foer, Joshua,
Relator term author.
245 10 - TITLE
Title Atlas obscura :
Remainder of title an explorer's guide to the world's hidden wonders /
Statement of responsibility, etc Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras & Ella Morton.
246 30 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE
Title proper/short title Guide to the world's hidden wonders
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Workman Publishing,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2016.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 470 pages :
Other physical details colour illustrations, colour maps ;
Dimensions 28 cm.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Europe -- Asia -- Africa -- Oceania -- Canada -- USA -- Latin America -- Antarctica.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "It's time to get off the beaten path. Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura celebrates over 700 of the strangest and most curious places in the world. Talk about a bucket list: here are natural wonders-- the dazzling glowworm caves in New Zealand, or a baobob tree in South Africa that's so large it has a pub inside where 15 people can drink comfortably. Architectural marvels, including the M.C. Escher-like stepwells in India. Mind-boggling events, like the Baby Jumping Festival in Spain, where men dressed as devils literally vault over rows of squirming infants. Not to mention the Great Stalacpipe Organ in Virginia, Turkmenistan's 40-year hole of fire called the Gates of Hell, a graveyard for decommissioned ships on the coast of Bangladesh, eccentric bone museums in Italy, or a weather-forecasting invention that was powered by leeches, still on display in Devon, England ..."--
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Civilization, Ancient.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Historic sites
Form subdivision Guidebooks.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Voyages and travels.
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650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Curiosities and wonders.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Thuras, Dylan,
Relator term author.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Morton, Ella,
Relator term author.
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
Item type Book
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Home library Current library Date acquired Source of acquisition Coded location qualifier Total Checkouts Total Renewals Full call number Barcode Date last seen Date last borrowed Price effective from Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Non-Fiction large size Melbourne Athenaeum Library Melbourne Athenaeum Library 28/11/2016 James Bennett folio 3 3 910.202 FOE 065688 12/07/2023 20/12/2022 28/11/2016 Book
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