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New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press and HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV, 2013. hardcover. 8.5 x 11.5 inches. hardcover. 216 pages. VI. This extensive index on all five volumes will identify all proper names, places, and subjects covered in this comprehensive and scholarly series. Co-published with HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV, The Netherlands and Kotinos Publications, Athens, Greece. Sales Rights: Worldwide. Order all five volumes of The History of the Library in Western Civilization series at one time and get the Index volume for free.

New Castle-'t Goy-Houten-Athens, HES & De Graaf Publishers. 2004. Original publisher's red cloth hardback, gilt title spine and frontcover, coloured illustration frontcover, pictorial dustjacket, 4to: pictorial endpapers, xxiv, 350pp., [ij], richly illustrated [60 coloured plates - 150 bl.& wh.], chapternotes, bibliographical notes, abbreviations, index. Light minor wear. Fine copy. Volume 1: The History of the Library in Western Civilization.

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, 2004. cloth, dust jacket. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 374 pages. This work is the first in an important, five-volume series addressing the unique role libraries have played in building and preserving Western culture. Mr. Staikos has become one of our foremost scholars on library history, writing such books as this, as well as works like "The Great Libraries," a classic in its field. This first volume reveals the rich history of the early archive libraries from Crete to the famous library of the Ptolemies in Alexandria. Through well-researched text and many full-color illustrations, the author guides his readers over 1800 years of mankind's struggle to preserve his knowledge by the written word. Co-published with HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV and Kotinos Publications. Sales Rights: worldwide. Order all five volumes of The History of the Library in Western Civilization series at one time and get the Index volume for free.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press and HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV, 2007. hardcover. 8.5 x 11.5 inches. hardcover. 608 pages. Vol. III From Constantine the Great to Cardinal Bessarion: Imperial, Monastic, School and Private Libraries in the Byzantine World. The third volume of The History of the Library spans a period of more than a thousand years and covers an area stretching from Alexandria and Trebizond to Calabria and Sicily in the south of Italy. The author explores the end of the ancient world and the closure and destruction of its monumental libraries, and describes the formation of the great monastic libraries, such as St. Catherine's on Mount Sinai, the Monastery of Studius in Constantinople, the group of monasteries on Mount Athos and the famous library in the Monastery of St. John on Patmos. Finally, he examines all the known palace, public, university and private libraries in the whole of the Byzantine Empire, and discusses the book trade as well. Among the libraries included in… Read More

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press and HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV, 2010. hardcover, dust jacket. 8.5 x 11.5 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 532 pages. Volume IV. This fourth volume discusses the publishing procedure for secular and religious writings of late antiquity and the factors that led to the impoverishment of the monumental libraries in Rome. New centers of learning grew up in the monasteries, where great libraries containing educational and instructive books and representative works of Christian literature came into being. Monastic libraries were founded throughout Europe, including the regions with Celtic and Anglo-Saxon populations: those at Monte Cassino, Bobbio, St. Gallen, Fulda, Cluny and elsewhere are dealt with extensively. Mention is also made of the libraries founded in universities and of the new philosophy of forming school libraries, as in Bologna and Paris. Eight chapters unfold the events that influenced the tradition of libraries in the West beginning when… Read More

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

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press and HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV, 2005. Hardcover, dust jacket. 8.5 x 11.5 inches. Hardcover, dust jacket. 364 pages. II. 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. Co-published with HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV, The Netherlands and Kotinos Publications, Athens, Greece. Sales Rights: Worldwide. Order all five volumes of The History of the Library in Western Civilization series at one time and get the Index volume for free.

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2005. Cloth, xxiv, 428 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps, plans; 30 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Stated First English Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Collectible.

Oak Knoll Pr, 2003-06-01. Hardcover. Like New. 349 pp., illustrated. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Light wear, spotting to top page end. Clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

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.

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

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

Kotinos: Oak Knoll, 2005. Hardcover — Tapa dura. 300x225mm. (11¾x8¾").. Kotinos, Oak Knoll, 2005. En folio mayor (300 x 225)mm. xxvi-428 pp., (4) h., gran número de láminas e ilustraciones a color. Encuadernación en tela editorial con camisa. Este trabajo es la segunda parte de una importante serie de cinco volúmenes que aborda el papel único que han desempeñado las bibliotecas en la construcción y preservación de la cultura occidental. El Sr. Staikos se ha convertido en uno de nuestros estudiosos más destacados en historia de la biblioteca, escribiendo libros como este y obras como "Las grandes bibliotecas", un clásico en su campo. Este segundo volumen revela el desarrollo de la literatura romana construida desde y con Conocimiento de la tradición griega.

New Castle-'t Goy-Houten-Athens, HES & De Graaf Publishers. 2012. Original publisher's gray cloth spine, red lettering spine, pictorial label on frontcover, pictorial dustjacket, thick large 4to: illustrated endpapers, xxxij, 588pp., very richly illustrated with coloured plates & illustrations, chapternotes & references, abbreviations, general bibliography, index. Very fine copy - as new. Still shrink-wrapped. Volume 5: The History of the Library in Western Civilization.

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2005. full-leather, slipcase. 8.5 x 11.5 inches. full-leather, slipcase. 364 pages. II. Deluxe full-leather edition. Limited to 100 copies. 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. Co-published with Kotinos Publications, Athens, Greece. This copy shows exposure to moisture at some point as the pages at the beginning and end are slightly wavy.

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: Oak Knoll, 2004. First Edition — Primera edición. Hardcover — Tapa dura. 300x225mm. (11¾x8¾").. New Castle, Oak Knoll, 2004. En folio mayor (300 x 225)mm. xxiii-349 pp., (3) h. gran número de ilustraciones y láminas a color. Encuadernación en tela editorial con camisa. Primera edición de esta obra.

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 .