Know the past, find the future : the New York Public Library at 100 / New York Public Library at 100 produced and edited by Caro Llewellyn ; photography by Beowulf Sheehan. - [New York] : [Published by Penguin Classics for] The New York Public Library, 2011. - viii, 367 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. - Penguin classics . - Penguin classics. .

To mark the centennial of The New York Public Library's landmark building at Fifth Ave. and 42nd St., an assortment of notable writers, artists, scientists, philosophers, and Library curators each select one item from the Library's vast collections and describe its unique and personal significance.

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New York Public Library.
New York Public Library.


Rare library materials--New York (State)--New York.
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Books and reading--New York (State)--New York.
Library users--New York (State)--New York.
Books and reading.
Libraries--Special collections.
Library users.
Rare library materials.


New York (State)--New York.

Z733.N59 / K56 2011

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