At home with books : how booklovers live with and care for their libraries / Estelle Ellis, Caroline Seebohm, Christopher Simon Sykes.

Identifier:REF.BC.0172

Dimensions:248 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm

Creation dates:1995

created by: Estelle Ellis, Caroline Seebohm, Christopher Simon Sykes

Subjects: Books in interior decoration -- Great Britain., Books in interior decoration -- United States., Interior architecture -- Great Britain., Interior architecture -- United States., Library architecture -- Great Britain., Library architecture -- United States., Private libraries -- Great Britain., Private libraries -- United States.

Library of Congress Subject Headings:Books in interior decoration, Interior architecture, Library architecture--United States, Private libraries

Description:Introduces readers to a a variety of private libraries and includes interviews with the owners, whom divulge how they designed their libraries and how they organized their collections. With separate sections on organizing, categorizing, preserving, and restoring books for your own library. Also includes a resource directory where those interested in establishing their own home libraries can find sellers of library furnishings, rare-book dealers, book fairs, and book-binders/restorers. With color and black-and-white photographs and an index (p. 248). 1st edition. Richard Minsky, founder of CBA, is also featured in this book.