01202cam a2200253 4500 545796996 TxAuBib 20220107120000.0 170925s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781510733329 1510733329 (OCoLC)1004577883 TxAuBib Murray, Stuart. The Library : An Illustrated History / introduction by Donald G. Davis, Jr. ; foreward by Nicholas A. Basbanes ; new foreward to the 2019 edition by H. Austin Booth. New York : Skyhorse Publishing, 2019. x, 310 pages : illustrations (some color), music, portraits. ; 27 cm. Previously published in 2009. Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-307) and index. 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. 20220107. Libraries Pictorial works. Libraries History.