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The story of the FAO Library

Paperback • 2018 • 1. edition

The story of the FAO Library

By Food and Agriculture Organization

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About the book

This book retraces the founding and development of the David Lubin Memorial Library, one of the richest collections of titles in the world on food, agriculture and international development. It includes archival images, ranging from rare incunabula to exquisite hand-drawn illustrations. Today the David Lubin Memorial Library holds over one and a half million volumes, which together form the memory of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Library and information sciences / Museology

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ISBN

9789251099421

Publisher

Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Published year

2018

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1

Original title

The story of the FAO Library

Format

Paperback

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