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See More... SCIENCE AND LITERATURE: A CONFERENCE.
Washington Library of Congress 1985 8vo. stiff paper wrappers xiv, 170, (4) pages
Proceedings of a 1981 conference focusing on the linkage between science and literature, November 9-10, 1981. Table of contents, preface, list of participants, appendix. Black and white illustrations.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 115586

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See More... (Science) STUDIE ZUR SITUATION DER WISSENSHCAFTLICHEN LITERATURE HEUTE.
5 volumes. Stuttgart Arbeitsgemeinschaft wissenschaftliche literatur e.v. (1975-1979) 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 94; 32: 32: 33; 36 pages.
A study of the situation of scientific literature, addressing such topics as the cost of scientific books, the function of scientific journals, and the relationship of scientific literature to libraries.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 48388

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See More... Scott, Edward J.L. INDEX TO THE SLOANE MANUSCRIPTS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
London Printed by order of the Trustees of the British Museum 1904 large 8vo. cloth, blind-blocked panels with central medallion, title in gilt on spine. viii, 583+(1) pages.
The Sloane collection of manuscripts was one of the founding collections of the British Museum. The 1782 Ayscough catalogue of this collection used a classified scheme, and this work by E.J.L. Scott, Keeper of Manuscripts (published after his departure) was designed to fill the need for a comprehensive alphabetical index, with listings under names, places and subjects. Subject entries include anonymous works and, sometimes, works by named authors; works in the latter category not listed under a topic are sometimes noted by cross references to the author entries. About 3,850 bibliographic entities. Light wear.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 54107

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See More... Scripture, Elizabeth and Margaret R. Greer FIND IT YOURSELF! A BRIEF COURSE IN THE USE OF BOOKS AND LIBRARIES.
New York H.W. Wilson Company 1936 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 43 pages.
Sutdent's Edition, revised. Signed on the front cover.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 95395

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See More... Severance, Henry Ormal A LIBRARY PRIMER FOR HIGH SCHOOLS.
Columbia, MO Lucas Brothers 1927
Second edition, revised. How to organize a high school library. Covers spotted.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 105667

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See More... Seymour, William North, Jr. and Elizabeth N. Layne FOR THE PEOPLE, FIGHTING FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
Garden City, NY Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1979 small 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket xviii, (vi), 189+(1) pages
First edition. A citizen's action manual--a rallying cry in support of libraries and people--with information on what you can do to help protect our public library system and increase government support. A key resource that shows why the survival of the public library is essential to American liberty. Appendices include a Mission Statement for Public Libraries, President Jimmy Carter on Libraries, and a Library Bill of Rights.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 64588

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See More... Sharpe, John L. III and Esther Evans (editors) GNOMON: ESSAYS FOR THE DEDICATION OF THE WILLIAM R. PERKINS LIBRARY APRIL 16, 1970.
Durham, NC Duke University Library 1970 8vo. stiff paper wrappers 95+(1) pages
Special number of Library Notes, published for the Friends of the Duke Library. A collection of eleven scholarly essays focusing on the library's resources for research. Preface by librarian Benjamin E. Powell; Introduction by Sharpe, Curator of Rare Books. Bibliographical note.
Price: $ 17.00 other currencies Order nr. 114694

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See More... Shaw, Robert J. (editor) LIBRARIES, BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE.
Chicago American Library Association 1967 small 4to. later cloth with original front paper wrapper laid-down. x, 208 pages
First edition. Record of two workshops held by the American Library Trustee Association and the Library Buildings Institute in July 1956 at Detroit, Michigan. The goal of the workshops was to discuss problems inherent to planning library building projects and possible solutions. Papers were also given about the different phases of such projects and critiques of existing building plans. The combined papers were published together by the American Library Association. Illustrations in black-and-white. Ex-library with markings.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 77165

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See More... Shaw, Robert J. (editor) LIBRARIES, BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE, PROCEEDINGS OF THE LIBRARY BUILDINGS INSTITUTE AND THE ALTA WORKSHOP
Chicago American Library Association 1967 small 4to. later cloth with original paper wrappers bound in x, 208 pages
First edition. Study of the building of the modern library. Ex-library copy with markings
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 77634

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See More... Sheldon, Ted COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LIBRARIES.
(Lawrence, KS The University of Kansas Libraries) 1978 4to. metal tab pamphlet binder variously paginated
A study of collecting activity at the libraries by subject field. Attempts to identify strengths and weaknesses, as well as to set priorities within each field.List of abbreviations. Index.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 115176

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See More... (Shelley, Percy Bysshe) AN ACCOUNT OF AN EXHIBITION OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS OF PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY.
With Something of Their Literary History Their Present Condition and Their Provenance Austin, Texas University of Texas 1935 8vo. cord-tied self paper wrappers (iv), 40, (2) pages
Limited to an edition of 150. Printed for the Conference of College Teachers of English. A pamphlet containing a reprint of the explanatory descriptions of the books and manuscripts on display in the exhibition of the Shelley collection at the University of Texas. A penciled note on the first leaf states, "Miss Ratchford wrote this but refused to let her name be used," referring to Fannie Elizabeth Ratchford, curator of rare books and director of research in rare book bibliography at the Wrenn Library at the University of Texas. Two water stains at the spine and through the first and last two leaves. Spine slightly sunned, very light staining at head of front wrapper, two small closed tears at tail of spine.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 93417

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See More... Sherman, Clarence E. THE PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY, AN EXPERIMENT IN ENLIGHTENMENT.
Providence William A. Claus (1937) large 12mo. paper-covered boards 57, (3) pages
Privately printed in an edition limited to 650 numbered copies for the Providence Public Library by Eugene A. Claus and The Ackerman-Standard Co. Photograph of library steps and entrance as frontispiece.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 62352

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See More... Shores, Louis AROUND THE LIBRARY WORLD IN 76 DAYS AN ESSAY IN COMPARATIVE LIBRARIANSHIP.
Berkeley Peacock Press 1967 12mo. paper wrappers. 28 pages.
First edition. Recounts his round-the-world tour of libraries.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 10396

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See More... UN SIÈCLE DE BIBLIOTHÈQUE FAMILIALE, 1849-1949. CATALOGUE THÉMATIQUE.
(Toulouse) Madame Suzanne-Piere Privat 1991 small 4to. stiff paper wrappers 223 pages
First edition. Catalogue of the Privat family library arranged thematically and features books from the 18th through 20th centuries. Short biographies of Privat familiy mambers are given at front. Illustrated in black-and-white. In French.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 62514

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See More... Sigal, Goldie (editor) A GARMENT WORKER'S LEGACY: THE JOE FISHSTEIN COLLECTION OF YIDDISH POETRY.
The Catalogue; Fontanus Monograph Series XI Montreal McGill University Libraries 1998 8vo. paper-covered boards (x), xlvii, (iii), 391, (3), 45, (7) pages
This catalogue of the Fishstein collection, donated to McGill in 1981, lists 2,223 entries. It includes an extensive introductory essay and several indices (author, title, illustrator, etc.). A separately numbered section at the back provides a Table of Name Equivalents (From Hebrew to Roman Alphabet). The exterior of this copy shows very minor wear and soiling. The interior looks new and shows no evidence of exposure to moisture, but all of the leaves are warped and will not lie completely flat.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 90712

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See More... (Silver, Louis H.) FIFTY BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY OF LOUIS H. SILVER, WILMETTE, ILLINOIS
Northampton, MA N.P. N.D. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers 14 pages
Exhibition catalogue of William Allan Neilson Library Smith College on fifty books from the library of Louis H. Silver from Willamette, Illinois.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 77283

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See More... Smethurst, Michael THE BRITISH LIBRARY IN THE 1990S.
Cambridge Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association 1990 8vo. stiff marbled paper covers, paper cover label. 31+(1) pages.
The "First Alice Brett Memorial Lecture." Limited to 500 copies and designed and printed by Alan Bultitude at the September Press.
Price: $ 12.00 other currencies Order nr. 91450

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See More... (Smith, Charles G. and Cornelia Marschall) A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY OF CHARLES G. SMITH THE LATE DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND CORNELIA MARSCHALL SMITH.
Emeritus Professor, Chairman Biology Department, Director Strecker Museum Waco, TX Baylor University (1974) 8vo. stiff paper wrappers 149+(1) pages, frontispiece
Out of print. The books listed in this bibliography were given to Wake Forest University and Baylor University. Cornelia Smith's personal bookplate is on the recto of the frontispiece and is signed. Slight shelf wear.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 97495

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See More... Smith, Eldred THE LIBRARIAN, THE SCHOLAR, AND THE FUTURE OF THE RESEARCH LIBRARY.
New York Greenwood Press (1990) 8vo. cloth (xii), 119+(1) pages
The librarian, scholar and the influence of technology on the future of the research library. Slight rubbing to the cloth.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 105474

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See More... (Smith, Hermon Dunlap) Ruggles, Rudy L. THE HERMON DUNLAP SMITH CENTER.
For the History of Cartography at the Newberry Library (Chicago The Newberry Library) 1972 8vo stiff paper wrappers x, 37+(1) pages
The dedication proceedings for the Hermon Dunlap Smith Center at the Newberry Library, including remarks by Rudy L. Ruggles, L.W. Towner, Frederick H. Jackson, and David Woodward, a response by Hermon Dunlap Smith, and a checklist of the exhibition "Five Centuries of Map Printing."
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 97472

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See More... (Smith, John E.) A TRIBUTE TO JOHN E. SMITH, UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN, UC IRVINE ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT, JANUARY, 1979.
Irvine University of California 1979 small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers (12) pages
Printed by Saul Marks at the Plantin Press. Tributes to UCI's Librarian during its first 14 years, with portrait photo as frontispiece.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 64096

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See More... (Smith, Lillian H.) Fasick, Adele M., Margaret Johnston, and Ruth Osler (editors) LANDS OF PLEASURE: ESSAYS ON LILLIAN H. SMITH AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN'S LIBRARIES
Metuchen, New Jersey The Scarecrow Press, Inc. 1990 8vo. cloth x, 176 pages
A collection of essays on Lillian Smith, who was known for fostering the development of children's libraries across the country. Corners bumped. Spine ends slightly worn.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 98087

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See More... (Smithsonian) RARE BOOKS AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS IN THE SMITHSONIAN LIBRARIES.
Washington, D.C. The Libraries 1995 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 106, (2) pages.
A catalogue of the various rare books and collections held in the Smithsonian Institution Libraries. With many color illustrations, a forward by Director Barbara J. Smith. Includes brief descriptions and bibliographical references for each topic.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 59498

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See More... (Southern Methodist University) Turner, Decherd, John G. Hall, James G. Stephens, Hibernia Turbeville, Everett L. DeGolyer, Jr., and Claude Albritton SPECIAL COLLECTIONS IN THE LIBRARIES AT SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY.
Dallas SMU Printing Department 1973 12mo. stiff paper wrappers (viii), 44 pages
Foreword by Albritton, list of the principle libraries, table of contents. A survey of SMU's special collections, organized by field of study. Brief descriptions of the more significant collections.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 115296

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See More... (Spain) Revello, Jose Torre De. BIBLIOTECA DE PALACIO EN MADRID.
Buenos Aires Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas 1942 small 4to. quarter leather with original paper wrappers bound-in, marbled boards. (ii), 47, (5) pages.
One of an edition of 1,300 numbered copies. A brief discussion of the library of the Royal Palace in Madrid, chiefly concerned with "manuscritos americanos" to be found in the collection, with a bibliography of 56 documents relevant to the Viceroyalty of the Rio de al Plata, with additional references contained in footnotes to the text. Unusual marbled endpapers. Argentine bookseller's stamp on inside of front cover. Boards chipped at bottom, backing rubbed, scraped along hinges. Top corner of front free endpaper creased, torn.
Price: $ 55.00 other currencies Order nr. 50223

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