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Patience and Fortitude: Wherein a Colorful Cast of Determined Book Collectors, Dealers, and Librarians Go About the Quixotic Task of Preserving a Legacy
Patience and Fortitude Wherein a Colorful Cast of Determined Book Collectors Dealers and Librarians Go About the Quixotic Task of Preserving a Legacy
Author: Nicholas A. Basbanes
In his national bestseller, A Gentle Madness, Nicholas Basbanes explored the sweet obsession people feel to possess books. Now, Basbanes continues his adventures among the "gently mad" on an irresistible journey to the great libraries of the past -- from Alexandria to Glastonbury -- and to contemporary collections at the Vatican, Wolfenb&...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060514464
ISBN-10: 0060514469
Publication Date: 4/1/2003
Pages: 688
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Publisher: Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
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