Published by Simon & Schuster, 2020
ISBN 10: 1643852558 ISBN 13: 9781643852553
Seller: Virginia Martin, aka bookwitch, Concord, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Octavo, hardcover, fine in fine red dj with white lettering. 319 pp. Scarce book. On April 29, 1986, a fire alarm went off in the LA Public Library. It reached 2000 degrees and burned for 7 hours. It burned 400,000 books and damaged another 3/4 million more. To this day it is still a mystery how this fire started. The author takes us into her world of how much libraries mean, how they evolved across the country and the world; she brings library departments to life and introduces us to a cast of characters who were involved in this particular fire. 319 pp. Photographs included. Book.