Author: Edwards, Edward
Title: Memoirs of Libraries: Including a Handbook of Library Economy, Volume II
Description: London, Trübner & Co, 1859. Hardcover. Bound in 3/4 burgundy leather and marble boards; marble illustrated end papers; bw illustrated frontispiece with tissue guard; xxxvii, 1104 pp; bw tables, (folded), bw and color illustrations. Volume 2 of a 2 volume set, The History of Libraries (continued). Start with the history of libraries of the ancients middle ages and the moderns in compact set of valuable, well-analyzes, and chronological ordered knowledge about the well-known libraries in the ancient periods to the modern age. Examples some contents from the books and libraries' catalogues citied with the texts having explanatory marks and footnoted besides for clarification for the reader. Reveals libraries' economic conditions & financial operations from several British libraries. mention the subjects of architectures and architectural perspectives of the libraries in America, Europe, and the Great Britain primarily. Good (library label inside front cover, library stamps on several pages, previous owner's name on ffep, foxing spots to pages in front and rear but text and illustrations are otherwise clear.) .

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