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New Castle, DE and Netherlands: Oak Knoll Press and Hes & De Graff Publishers BV, 2005. First English Edition. As new in dust jacket. First English Edition. Quarto. xxiv, 428p. Printed on coated stock and illustrated throughout in color. Bound in gray cloth with gilt titles on spine and upper cover and with illustration mounted on upper cover.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press and HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV, 2012. hardcover, dust jacket. 8.5 x 11.5 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 624 pages. V. "For persons interested in libraries who wish to immerse themselves in lush detail, From Petrarch to Michelangelo shines in terms of sheer visual splendor. As is the case with the other four volumes, each chapter is lavishly illustrated with an abundance of glossy full color and black-and-white photographs that depict books and manuscripts, library architecture, and historical figures. For those interested in a visual history of libraries and print culture, this volume is a treat." - RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage With the publication of Volume V, the last stage in the development of the library is revealed. Like the rest of the books in The History of the Library series, this volume is beautifully designed and fully illustrated in color. This fifth and final volume of The History of the Library in… Read More

Kotinos, Greece: Oak Knoll Press, 2004. 2004 Hardcover. As New/As New. As New and New condition. No defects. Pictures available upon request. . K.B.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press; Hes & De Graaf Publishers BV; Kotinos, 2005. Hardcover. New. 428pp. Quarto [30 cm] Light gray cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine and front cover, and an applied illustration on the front cover. Gray and white illustrated endpapers. In a pictorial dust jacket. From the publisher- "This second volume continues Staikos' brilliant history of the library from the early days of the Roman Republic to the "Golden Age" of Imperial Rome and the Emperor Hadrian. Extensively researched and beautifully illustrated with many rare photographs and drawings. Printed in Athens with careful attention to detail.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press; Hes & De Graaf Publishers; Kotinos, 2012. First English Edition. Hardcover. New. 588pp. Quarto [29.5 cm] Light gray cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine and front cover, and an applied illustration on the front cover. Gray and white pictorial endpapers. In a pictorial dust jacket. From the Publisher- "With the publication of Volume V, the last stage in the development of the library is revealed. Like the rest of the books in The History of the Library series, this volume is beautifully designed and fully illustrated in color. This fifth and final volume of The History of the Library in Western Civilization contains eight chapters giving a comprehensive account of the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance and the effects of the revival of interest in the Greco-Roman tradition on the European cultural scene, at both the secular and religious level.

Kotinos, Greece: Oak Knoll Press, 2005. As New/As New. As New and New condition. No defects. Pictures available upon request. . K.B.

Kotinos, Greece: Oak Knoll Press, 2007. As New/As New. As New and New condition. No defects. Pictures available upon request. . K.B.

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2004. {fromanfprq2fcharset0 Garamond;}} {*generator Riched20 6.3.9600}{*mmathPrmdispDef1mwrapIndent1440 }viewkind4uc1 dnowidctlparbfs24 Staikos (Konstantinos Sp.) THE HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION. From Minos to Cleopatra: the Greek world from the Minoans' archival libraries to the universal library of the Ptolemies. Translated by Timothy Cullen. Pp. xxiv+350+[2](colophon, blank), printed in red & black, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, the title page printed in red, dull gilt, & black, bibliography, index; small med. 4to; gilt lettered grey cloth, with pictorial onlay at centre of upper board, the upper board faintly marked near fore-edge, with a couple of tiny bruises to bottom edge; dust wrapper; Oak Knoll Press/Hes & De Graaf, New Castle, DE., 2004. First American edition, trade. *The first volume in a series of five books examining the role libraries have played in building and preserving Western culture.

United States / Netherlands : Oak Knoll / Hes & De Graaf , 2004. Volume 1, hard covers in clean, tidy condition with a similar dust jacket. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. The dust jacket shows only minor shelf-wear. FINE/NEAR FINE. . The History of the Library in Western Civilization Series. Vol. 2. Color Illustrations. 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hes & De Graaf Publishers, 2010. Hardcover. New. 01 edition. 540 pages. 11.77x8.98x1.42 inches.

Hes & De Graaf Publishers, 2012. Hardcover. New. 01 edition. 600 pages. 11.73x9.06x1.73 inches.