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050	0	0	_aZ4 _b.B395 2001
082	0	0	_a002.09 BAS
100	1		_aBasbanes, Nicholas A. _d, 1943-
245	1	0	_aPatience & fortitude _b: wherein a colorful cast of determined book collectors, dealers, and librarians go about the quixotic task of preserving legacy _c/ Nicholas A. Basbanes
246	3		_aPatience and fortitude
250			_a1st Perennial ed.
260			_aNew York _b: Perennial _c, 2003, c2001.
300			_axviii, 636 p., [32] p. of plates _b: ill. _c; 24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 590-602) and index.
505	8		_aPART ONE: OVERTURE 1. Eternal Life -- 2. Godspeed -- PART TWO: BOOK PEOPLE --3. Madness Redux --4. Splendid Anachronisms --5. Profiles in Bibliophagia --6. Hunters and Gatherers --7. Many Years PART THREE: BO0K PLACES --8. The People's Palace --9. Once and Future Library --10. In the Stacks --l1. Deep Slee --12. As in a Vial
520			_aBasbanes continues his adventures among the "gently mad" on an irresistible journey to the great libraries of the past -- from Alexandria to Glastonbury -- and to contemporary collections at the Vatican, Wolfenb ttel, and erudite universities. Along the way, he drops in on eccentric book dealers and regales us with stories about unforgettable collectors, such as the gentleman who bought a rare book in 1939 "by selling bottles of his own blood." Taking the book's grand title from the marble lions guarding the New York Public Library at 42nd Street, Basbanes both entertains and delights.
650		0	_aBooks _x--History
650		0	_aBooks and reading
650		0	_aBook collecting
650		0	_aLibraries _x--History
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