The Library: A Fragile History by Arthur der Weduwen (Author), Andrew Pettegree (Author)

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The Library: A Fragile History by Arthur der Weduwen (Author), Andrew Pettegree (Author)ISBN: 9781788163422 Publisher : Profile Books, 14 Oct. 2021 Hardcover, 528 pages LONGLISTED FOR THE HISTORICAL WRITERS' ASSOCIATION NON FICTION CROWN A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A sweeping, absorbing history, deeply researched, of that extraordinary and enduring phenomenon: the library' Richard Ovenden, author of Burning the Books: A History of Knowledge under Attack Famed across the known world, jealously guarded by private collectors, built up

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