Cambridge: Harvard University Library, 1986. 8vo. cloth. xii, 216 pages. Describes the history of the library buildings and the holdings of the Harvard University Library. READ MORE about THE FIRST 350 YEARS OF THE HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, DESCRIPTION OF AN EXHIBITION
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Washington: Library of Congress, 1996. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 40 pages. A lecture given by Kenneth Carpenter at the Library of Congress on September 25, 1995 in which he calls for a new collaborative history of libraries and their role in American culture, READ MORE about READERS & LIBRARIES
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Cambridge: Harvard University Library, 1995. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 76+(1) pages. A special issue of the Harvard Library Bulletin, New Series Fall 1995, Volume 6, Number 3. Includes several essays on the importance of the Widener Library. Paper loss in corner front cover. Covers lightly soiled. READ MORE about WIDENER LIBRARY: VOICES FROM THE STACKS
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New York: The Bibliographical Society of America, 2002. 8vo. cloth. lxii, (i), 255+(1) pages. First edition. Adam Smith's great work of political economy reached French readers through reprints of English editions; a number of translations directed towards different audiences; and a host of summaries, extracts and reviews in magazines and journals. Combining cultural history and bibliographical analysis, Carpenter traces the transmission of this text and assesses the implications of its paratext - occurring in reviews..... READ MORE about THE DISSEMINATION OF THE WEALTH OF NATIONS IN FRENCH AND IN FRANCE 1776-1843
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(Cambridge: Harvard), 1991. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 74 pages. Separate issue of Harvard Library Bulletin, New Series, Summer 1991, Volume 2, Number 2. Report of the Harvard University Library Task Group on Collection Preservation Priorities. With chapters on Book Collections, and Other Types of Material Needing Preservation Treatment. Illustrated. READ MORE about PRESERVING HARVARD'S RETROSPECTIVE COLLECTIONS
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Cambridge: Harvard University Library, 1991. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 84 pages. New Series Fall 1191, Volume 2, Number 3. Included are: "Looking at Books, Learning From It, Passing It Along" by Roger E. Stoddard, "Librarian on the Road (To Morocco and Beyond" by Fawzi Abdulrazak, and "The Authorship and Purpose of the Histoire Naturelle et morale des iles Antilles, an Early Huguenot Emigration Guide" by Everett C. Wilkie, Jr. Pencil markings on front cover. READ MORE about HARVARD LIBRARY BULLETIN
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(Cambridge: Harvard), 1991. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 74 pages. Report of the Harvard University Library Task Group on Collection Preservation Priorities. With chapters on Book Collections, and Other Types of Material Needing Preservation Treatment. Illustrated. Being the Harvard Library Bulletin, New Series, Summer 1991, Volume 2, Number 2. READ MORE about PRESERVING HARVARD'S RETROSPECTIVE COLLECTIONS
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