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The Alexandria link : a novel / by Berry, Steve,1955-(CARDINAL)340256;
"Too bad former secret agent Cotton Malone knows how to unearth the lost contents of the Library of Alexandria; now his bookstore has been ransacked and his son kidnapped."--From source other than the Library of CongressWhen his son is kidnapped, Cotton Malone discovers a link to a conspiracy involving the lost contents of the Library of Alexandria, a priceless treasury of thousands of ancient manuscripts that vanished more than 1,500 years ago.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Biographies.; Malone, Cotton (Fictitious character); Alexandrian Library; Kidnapping; Booksellers and bookselling; Antiquarian booksellers;
Available copies: 80 / Total copies: 88
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The paper caper / by Carlisle, Kate,1951-author.(CARDINAL)341585;
"San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright is back with an intriguing new mystery in the New York Times bestselling Bibliophile Mystery series. Joseph Cabot is a very popular wealthy San Franciscan who owns the main newspaper in town, as well as radio stations and TV. Years ago, Brooklyn's husband Derek and his security team rescued Joseph from an assassination attempt and now the man and his wife are friendly with Derek and Brooklyn. The friendship is helped along by the fact that Joseph is a big book lover and contributes lavishly to the Covington Library. His favorite author is Mark Twain (another newspaperman) and he's underwritten the first annual Mark Twain Festival at the Covington. As part of the festival activities, Brooklyn will spend a few hours every day at the Library, giving demonstrations of her work at re-binding an old copy of The Prince and the Pauper. There will be events all week, all around town, celebrating the time Twain spent in the city. But the biggest event is being run by Joseph's newspaper: a citywide contest based on The Prince and The Pauper-they want to find someone who looks like Joseph! The two men will trade places for a week as part of a huge publicity campaign to raise money for the Covington Library. But the fun turns frantic when a murder occurs right before Brooklyn's eyes! Now Brooklyn and Derek will have to chase clues all over their beloved city to solve the murder before another death becomes front-page news"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Booksellers and bookselling; Fund raising; Libraries; Murder; Rich people;
Available copies: 30 / Total copies: 31
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Memoirs of the forty-five first years of the life of James Lackington, bookseller : in forty-seven letters to a friend / by Lackington, James,1746-1815.(CARDINAL)130472;
Subjects: Personal correspondence.; Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Lackington, James, 1746-1815.; Booksellers and bookselling; Old State Library Collection.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The book in America : a history of the making and selling of books in the United States / by Lehmann-Haupt, Hellmut,1903-1992.(CARDINAL)131926;
Book production and distribution from the beginning to the American Revolution, by L.C. Wroth.--Book production and distribution from the American Revolution to the War between the States, by L.C. Wroth and R.G. Silver.--Book production and distribution from 1860 to the present day, by H. Lehmann-Haupt.--Bibliography (p. 422-466)
Subjects: Book collectors; Booksellers and bookselling; Libraries; Printing; Publishers and publishing;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Buying serials : a how-to-do-it manual for librarians / by Basch, N. Bernard.(CARDINAL)203464; McQueen, Judy.(CARDINAL)175294;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-157) and index.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Acquisition of serial publications; Newspaper and periodical wholesalers; Booksellers and bookselling; Newspaper and periodical libraries; Libraries and booksellers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The book in America : a history of the making, the selling, and the collecting of books in the United States / by Lehmann-Haupt, Hellmut,1903-1992.(CARDINAL)131926; Wroth, Lawrence C.(Lawrence Counselman),1884-1970.(CARDINAL)170161; Granniss, Ruth S.(Ruth Shepard),1872-1954.(CARDINAL)178512;
Foreword.--pt. I. Book production and distribution from the beginning to the war between the states, by L. C. Wroth.--pt.II. Book production and distribution from 1860 to the present day, by Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt.--pt. III. American book collecting and the growth of libraries, by Ruth S. Granniss.--Bibliography (p. 385-422)
Subjects: Printing; Booksellers and bookselling; Publishers and publishing; Libraries; Book collectors; Old State Library Collection.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ex-libris / by King, Ross,1962-(CARDINAL)210992;
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Hermes, Trismegistus; Booksellers and bookselling; Ladies-in-waiting; Book collecting; Libraries;
Available copies: 12 / Total copies: 13
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The secret Christmas library [large print] : a novel / by Colgan, Jenny,author. (CARDINAL)343871;
"Mirren Sutherland stumbled into a career as an antiquarian book hunter. Now, as Christmas approaches, she's been hired by Jamie McKinnon, the surprisingly young and handsome laird of a Highland clan whose ancestral holdings include a crumbling castle. It's said the McKinnon family's collection includes a book so valuable that it could save the entire estate--if they only knew where it was. Jamie needs Mirren to help him track down this ttreasure, which he believes is hidden in his own home. But on the train to the Highlands, Mirren runs into rival book hunter Theo Polliser, and instantly knows their meeting isn't chance. She's all too familiar with Theo's good looks, smooth talk, and uncanny ability to appear whenever there's treasure. As soon as Mirren and Theo arrive, snow blankets the Highlands, cutting off the outside world. Now they must unpuzzle the clues left by Jamie's grandfather, discovering the secrets of the house in a race against time." --
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Romance fiction.; Large print books.; Books and reading; Libraries; Castles; Antiquarian booksellers; Rare books; Christmas;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 11
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The librarian's companion : a handbook of thousands of facts and figures on libraries, librarians, books, newspapers, publishers, booksellers / by Wertsman, Vladimir,1929-(CARDINAL)121704;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Library science; Libraries; Books and reading; Book industries and trade;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Rare books, 1983-84 : trends, collections, sources / by Schreyer, Alice D.(CARDINAL)177359;
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Subjects: Directories.; Bibliographies.; Rare books; Rare books; Libraries; Rare books; Antiquarian booksellers; Antiquarian booksellers; Manuscripts;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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