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“A wrought iron railing ran the circuit of the room, framing a catwalk just wide enough to accept a single browser except near the top of the spiral stair that provided access from below. The tall oak shelves reached the ceiling except where they begrudgingly gave up a few square feet to leaded windows. Each wall of shelves had an old-fashioned ladder secured to a rail running along the crown molding for access to the higher volumes” – Ex Libris
