Murray, Stuart <br/><br/>
The library :  an illustrated history / 
Stuart A.P. Murray ; introduction by Donald G. Davis, Jr. ; foreword by Nicholas A. Basbanes 
 - New York, NY :  Chicago :  Skyhorse Pub. ;  ALA Editions,  2009 
 - x, 310 p. :  ill. (some col.), music, ports. ;  27 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-307) and index 
<br/><br/>The history of libraries from ancient to modern times is presented through a review of the types of documents stored, the structures themselves, the way they have been managed, and the important part they have played in every culture around the world 
<br/><br/> The history of libraries from ancient to modern times is presented through a review of the types of documents 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781602397064 (alk. paper) 1602397066 (alk. paper) 9780838909911 (ALA ed.) 0838909914 (ALA ed.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Libraries--History<br/>Libraries--Pictorial works