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Order Nr. 94201 A MODEST COLLECTION: PRIVATE LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION, 1956-2006. David Chambers
(Private Libraries Association).

A MODEST COLLECTION: PRIVATE LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION, 1956-2006.

Pinner, Middlesex: Private Libraries Association, 2007. 6.25 x 9.75 inches. hardcover. 378 pages. First edition. Here, in the guise of a history of the Private Libraries Association, is an account of the friendships of its members over the past fifty years. They have all been collectors, with widely differing interests, from countries across the world, united by a love of books and the need to be surrounded by them at the end of a day's..... READ MORE

Price: $60.00  other currencies  Order nr. 94201

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Illustrations...............................7
Liber Amicorum..............................9
The Officers...............................11

1 The Formative Years 1956–1961............15
2 Establishment 1961–1967..................23
3 Publishing 1968–1981.....................29
4 Continuation 1982–2006...................40
5 Publishing 1982–2006.....................46
6 Publications.............................58

Members’ Collections.......................87
List of Contributors......................377
Retail Price Index........................378