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"With the stroke of a pen, twenty-three-year-old Ivy Radcliffe becomes Lady Hayworth, owner of a sprawling estate on the Yorkshire moors. Ivy has never heard of Blackwood Abbey, or of the ancient bloodline from which she's descended. With nothing to keep her in London since losing her brother in the Great War, she warily makes her way to her new home. The abbey is foreboding, the servants reserved and suspicious. But there is a treasure waiting behind...
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"When the Chatsworth Library closes indefinitely, Dodie Fairisle loses her sanctuary. How is a small-town art teacher supposed to cope without the never-ending life advice and enjoyment that books give her? Well, when she's as resourceful and generous as Dodie, she turns her sunroom into her very own little lending library. At first just a hobby, this lit lovers' haven opens up her world in incredible ways. She knows books are powerful, and soon enough...
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Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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A memoir on the art of living with books analyzes how personal libraries reflect individual natures and innermost feelings, sharing the author's musings on the habits of book collectors from the earliest known libraries while offering potentially valuable advice on cataloging.
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Clarkson Potter/Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"Interior designer Nina Freudenberger, New Yorker writer Sadie Stein, and Architectural Digest photographer Shade Degges give readers a peek at the private libraries and bookshelves of passionate readers all over the world, including Larry McMurtry, Silvia Whitman of Shakespeare and Co., Gay and Nan Talese, and Emma Straub. Throughout, gorgeous photographs of rooms with rare collections, floor-to-ceiling shelves, and stacks upon stacks of books inspire...
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Gibbs Smith
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Explore the significance of the home library, embellished with alluring photography and illustrations, in a keepsake worthy of any bibliophile?s collection. For the Love of Books shares the vision of Juniper Books, a business that embraces the roles that books fulfill in our lives and their staying power. It recounts the history of books and private libraries, and champions the resilience of books in the digital era. Dive into the nuances that define...
12) Bulletin
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[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
1904-
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English
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Contains the annual reports of the librarian.
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