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The book smugglers of Timbuktu : the quest for this storied city and the race to save its treasures

English, Charlie2018
Large Print
Two tales of a city: The historical race to reach one of the world's most mythologised places, and the story of how a contemporary band of archivists and librarians, fighting to save its ancient manuscripts from destruction at the hands of al Qaeda, added another layer to the legend.
Author:
Imprint:
Rearsby : Clipper Large Print Books, 2018.
Collation:
479 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Standard print edition originally published: London: William Collins, 2017.
ISBN:
9781528801355 (pbk)
Dewey class:
966.23
LC class:
DT551.9.T55
Local class:
LP966.23
Language:
English
BRN:
2262820
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