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Author Basbanes, Nicholas A., 1943-

Title Patience & fortitude : a roving chronicle of book people, book places, and book culture / Nicholas A. Basbanes.

Publication Info. New York : HarperCollins, [2001]
©2001

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  002.09 B29    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  002.09 BASBANES    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  002.09 BAS    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  002.09 B29    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  002.09 BASBANES    DUE 05-23-24
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  002.09 BASBANES    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xviii, 636 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 590-602) and index.
Contents Part 1: OVERTURE --1. Eternal Life --2. Godspeed -- Part 2: BOOK PEOPLE --3. Madness Redux --4. Splendid Anachronisms --5. Profiles in Bibliophagia --6. Hunters and Gatherers --7. Many Years -- Part 3: BOOK PLACES --8. The People's Palace --9. Once and Future Library --10. In the Stacks --11. Deep Sleep --12. As in a Vial --Epilogue --Notes --Bibliography --Author's interviews --Index.
Subject Books -- History.
Books and reading -- History.
Book collecting -- History.
Libraries -- History.
Added Title Patience and fortitude
ISBN 0060196955
9780060196950
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