The Library Book by Thomas R. Schiff, Alberto Manguel

The Library Book

Thomas R. Schiff, Alberto Manguel

232 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction art history informative slow-paced
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In pre-Revolutionary War America, libraries were member-driven collections for the elite; it was not until 1790 that Benjamin Franklin helped to establish the first public lending library. Throughout the subsequent centuries the library has evolve...

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