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trade around the beginning of the 19th century, its working conditions, and the growth of its binderies. Other
sections discuss the specialization in book-edge gilding, the Arts & Crafts movement's influence on bookbinding
styles, and the causes and prevention of leather decay. This book is an excellent background for those interested in
the English technique. Illustrated with plates. Sales rights: Available outside the UK from Oak Knoll Books.
Available in the UK from The British Library. [Order No. 44862]
216. Briggs, Asa. A HISTORY OF LONGMANS AND THEIR BOOKS, 1724-1990: LONGEVITY
IN PUBLISHING. New Castle, Delaware and London, England: Oak Knoll Press and The British Library,
2008, 7.5 x 9.75 inches, Hardcover, dust jacket. 624 pages. ISBN 9781584562344. $110.00 $82.50
First edition. Longmans is the oldest commercial publisher in the United Kingdom, founded in London in 1724 by
Thomas Longman. Asa Briggs's history is told within the context not only of the book trade, but also of national
and international social, economic, intellectual, and cultural history. It tells of the people who ran the firm, the
principles they held, and their success as entrepreneurs. In the twentieth century, it became increasingly
international, with branches and subsidiary companies all over the world. Questions of how, why, and with what
effectiveness are dealt with in the last chapters of this comprehensive and intriguing study. Co-published with The
British Library. Sales rights: North and South America; available elsewhere from The British Library. [Order No.
96667]
217. Staikos, Konstantinos. THE HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION:
FROM MINOS TO CLEOPATRA. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press and HES & DE GRAAF Publishers
BV, 2004, small 4to., cloth, dust jacket. 374 pages. ISBN 9781584561149. $75.00 $56.25
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 except EU. [Order No. 74805]
218. Staikos, Konstantinos. THE HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION:
FROM MINOS TO CLEOPATRA. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2004, small 4to., full-leather,
publisher's slipcase. 374 pages. ISBN 9781584561507. $275.00 $206.25
Deluxe full-leather edition. Limited to 100 copies. Sales Rights: Worldwide. [Order No. 75831]
219. Staikos, Konstantinos. THE HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION:
THE BYZANTINE WORLD - FROM CONSTANTINE THE GREAT TO CARDINAL BESSA-
RION. Vol. III. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press and HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV, 2007, 8.5 x 11.5
inches, hardcover. 608 pages. ISBN 9781584561491. $75.00 $56.25
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. The text is enlivened with more than two hundred color and black-and-white
illustrations covering a wide variety of subjects, such as illuminated manuscripts, engravings, maps, drawings,
archaeological sites and imaginary and real library interiors. Sales Rights: Worldwide except Europe; available in
Europe from HES & DE GRAAF. [Order No. 76542]
220. Staikos, Konstantinos. THE HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION:
THE ROMAN WORLD - FROM CICERO TO HADRIAN. II. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press and
HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV, 2005, 8.5 x 11.5 inches, Hardcover, dust jacket. 364 pages. ISBN
9781584561484. $75.00 $56.25
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