MARC details
| 000 -LEADER |
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| fixed length control field |
02699cam a2200325 i 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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| control field |
000069907158 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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| control field |
AuCNLKIN |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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| control field |
20220713165652.0 |
| 007 - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION FIXED FIELD--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| fixed length control field |
ta |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| fixed length control field |
210113s2021 enkaefhe b 001 0 eng d |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
jb2021074922 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781788163422 (hardback) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)1230460593 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
NJB |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Transcribing agency |
NJB |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Modifying agency |
NJB |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
027.009 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Pettegree, Andrew, |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 245 14 - TITLE |
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| Title |
The library : |
| Remainder of title |
a fragile history / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Andrew Pettegree & Arthur der Weduwen. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
London, UK : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Profile Books, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2021. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
518 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour), plans, facsimiles ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Prologue. Curating the ruins -- Part 1: Inception and survival. A confusion of scrolls -- Sanctuary -- Little monkeys and letters of gold -- Part 2: The crisis of print. The infernal press -- Coming of age -- Reformations -- Part 3: The new collectors. The professionals -- Idle books and riff raff -- Mission fields -- Part 4: Between public and private. Grand designs -- Cardinal errors -- The antiquarians -- Part 5: Fictions. Orderly minds -- Building empires -- Reading on the job -- Part 6: The war on books. Surviving the twentieth century -- Wrestling with modernity -- Libraries, books and politics -- Postscript: reading without books. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
Famed across the known world, jealously guarded by private collectors, built up over centuries, destroyed in a single day, ornamented with gold leaf and frescoes, or filled with bean bags and children's drawings--the history of the library is rich, varied, and stuffed full of incident. In The Library, historians Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen introduce us to the antiquarians and philanthropists who shaped the world's great collections, trace the rise and fall of literary tastes, and reveal the high crimes and misdemeanors committed in pursuit of rare manuscripts. In doing so, they reveal that while collections themselves are fragile, often falling into ruin within a few decades, the idea of the library has been remarkably resilient as each generation makes--and remakes--the institution anew. Beautifully written and deeply researched, The Library is essential reading for booklovers, collectors, and anyone who has ever gotten blissfully lost in the stacks. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Libraries |
| General subdivision |
Social aspects |
| -- |
History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Libraries |
| General subdivision |
History. |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED |
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| Uncontrolled term |
History |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED |
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| Uncontrolled term |
Libraries, archives & information centres |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED |
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| Uncontrolled term |
Books & book-collecting |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Weduwen, Arthur der, |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Item type |
Book |
