Petroski, Henry,  1942- <br/><br/>
The book on the bookshelf / 
Henry Petroski.  
 - 1st ed.  
 - New York :  Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House,   1999. 
 - x, 290 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm.  
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-277) and index. 
<br/><br/>Books on Bookshelves<br/>From Scrolls to Codices<br/>Chests, Cloisters, and Carrels<br/>Chained to the Desk<br/>The Press of Books<br/>Studying Studies<br/>Up Against the Wall<br/>Books and Bookshops<br/>Bookstack Engineering<br/>Shelves That Move<br/>The Care of Books. 
<br/><br/> Investigates the development of the bookshelf and discusses the ways in which it is intertwined with the creation of the book. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0375406492 9780965004558 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Libros--Historia--Almacenamiento<br/>Estantería para libros--Historia--Europa<br/>Encuadernación --Historia
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Z 685  / P497b 1999