Bodleianalia: Curious Facts about Britain's Oldest University Library

by Violet Moller and Claire Cock-Starkey

Book Overview

Which is the smallest book in the Bodleian Library? How many miles of shelving are there in its Book Storage Facility? What is fasciculing? Who complained when their secret pen name was revealed in the library's catalog? Why did the library refuse to lend a book to King Charles I? The answers to these questions are just a few of the remarkable bits of bibliophile trivia uncovered by Claire Cock-Starkey and Violet Moller in this intriguing collection...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 185124252X
• ISBN13: 9781851242528
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Bodleian Library
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.8" x 7.4"