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HEWINS, CAROLINE M. - A Mid-Century Child and Her Books

Title: A Mid-Century Child and Her Books
Description: New York: Macmillan Company, 1926. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W and Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The endpapers have noticeable toning and there is some light toning and foxing to the foredge of the text pages. "Caroline Maria Hewins (October 10, 1846 – November 4, 1926) was an American librarian. American Libraries includes Caroline Hewins as one of the 100 Most Important Leaders we had in the 20th Century for her work as a librarian, where she is noted for her contributions to children's library services She was a librarian at the Hartford Young Men's Institute, which is now known as the Hartford Public Library in Hartford, Connecticut for more than fifty years. An author as well as librarian, she contributed not only to the expansion of children's library services across the U. S, but also the expansion of her library's membership, as well as its transformation from a subscription library to a free public library. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

Keywords: Books on Books Caroline M. Hewins Childrens books from around the World Reminiscences Memoirs

Price: US$ 20.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 43175

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