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In an exposT of contemporary library policies, the best-selling author of Vox describes how such institutions have dismantled collections of original bound newspapers and so-called brittle books to replace them with microfilmed copies, exploring the hidden reasons for such policies and calling for the preservation of irreplaceable records. 25,000 first printing.
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"Got me, as he intended, hopping mad. Bless his obsessive-compulsive heart."-David Gates, The New York Times Book Review
"There's no mistaking the passion and intelligence he brings to his task or the fiery zest with which he relays his most damning anecdotes." -Chicago Tribune "Provocative . . . impassioned and compelling." -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "A magnificent crusade and he tells its story with a novelist's flair. . . . This book is a thumping indictment of America's great libraries. They have much to answer for" -Chicago Sun-TimesFrom the Publisher
The fascinating and alarming truth behind the destruction of our written heritage
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Double Fold : Libraries and the Assault on Paper
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Random House, Incorporated, 2001
ISBN 10: 0375504443
ISBN 13: 9780375504440
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Double Fold : Libraries and the Assault on Paper
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Random House, Incorporated, 2001
ISBN 10: 0375504443
ISBN 13: 9780375504440
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Double Fold : Libraries and the Assault on Paper
Published by
Random House, Incorporated, 2001
ISBN 10: 0375504443
ISBN 13: 9780375504440
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Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
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Double fold: libraries and the assault on paper
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ISBN 10: 0375504443
ISBN 13: 9780375504440
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Baker, Nicholson. Double fold: libraries and the assault on paper. First edition. New York: Random House, 2001. Hardback, near fine, in unclipped dustjacket. Two-tone black covers with gilt lettering to spine. Author's initials blind embossed to front. Binding strong and tight. xii, 370pp., colour plates. Contents clean and bright. It is a blistering, and thoroughly idiosyncratic, exposé of how libraries are destroying our historical records in order to ''save'' them. He makes the case that the Library of Congress and other great libraries have deceived us into believing that books and newspapers printed after 1870 are, because they were printed on paper with a high acid content, turning to dust. Thus, largely to save space, libraries have jettisoned their collections of bound newspapers and so-called brittle books and replaced them with (often unreadable) microfilm. Written the brilliant narrative style that Nicholson Baker fans have come to expect, Double Fold is a persuasive and often devastating book that may turn out to be The Jungle of the American library system. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing. Seller Inventory # ABE-1663621556616
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