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Author Flanders, Judith, author.

Title A place for everything : the curious history of alphabetical order / Judith Flanders.

Edition First US edition.
Publication Info. New York : Basic Books, 2020.
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 95th Street Adult Nonfiction  025.3177 FLA    AVAILABLE
 Naper Blvd. Adult Nonfiction  025.3177 FLA    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  025.3177 FLA    AVAILABLE
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Description xxviii, 319 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Summary Discusses the history of alphabetization and describes how the concept of alphabetical order was shaped by early adopters, including Samuel Pepys and George Washington.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-299) and index.
Subject Alphabetizing -- History.
Information organization -- History.
Added Title Curious history of alphabetical order
ISBN 9781541675070
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