Author: SELECT COMMITTEE on PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
Title: Report from the Select Committee on Public Libraries; Together with the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence, and Appendix.
Description: Frank Cass & Co., 1968 (1849). Reprint. Hardcover. Folio. Ex-lib, o/wise good condition. Maps. Fold-out map. A report promoting the establishment in the United kingdom of public libraries. A fascinating historical document that examines the institution of public libraries in Continental Europe. Rare. 317pp.

Keywords: history british parliamentary papers historical public library libraries lending free europe european continental united kingdom english britain great england