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At Home With Books: How Booklovers Live With and Care for Their Libraries
By Christopher Simon Sykes (illustrator), Estelle Ellis and Caroline Seebohm
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Clarkson Potter
Publication date November 1, 1995
Pages 248
Binding Hardcover
Edition 1
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780517595008
ISBN-10 0517595001
Dimensions 1 by 9.50 by 12.25 in.
Weight 3.35 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $60.00
Subjects
Library architecture; United States.
Library architecture; Great Britain.
Private libraries; United States.
§As reported by publisher
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Summary
A bibliophile's guide to creating a fine home library presents a wide range of ideas for integrating book rooms into one's personal decor, discussing book organization, reading places, book care, furniture, shelving, lighting, book dealers, and more.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: At Home with Books is a visual delight, a helpful resource, and an inspiration for every bibliophile with a growing home library. Includes professional advice on editing and categorizing your library; caring for your books; preserving, restoring, and storing rare books; finding out-of-print books; and choosing furniture, lighting, and shelving. Full-color photographs.

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9780517595008 | details & prices | 248 pages | 9.50 × 12.25 × 1.00 in. | 3.35 lbs | List price $60.00
About: Presents the personal libraries of forty bibliophiles and offers ideas for library design

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