Köln: Greven, (1978). 8vo. paper wrappers. viii, 124, (4) pages. An examination of subject Cataloguing for libraries, with particular attention to the American Library of Congress subject headings. READ MORE about STANDARDLISTEN ZUR SCHLAGWORTGEBUNG
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Baltimore: Enoch Pratt Free Library, 1959. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 99 pages. Fourth edition. Aids researchers in finding various reference materials in the library. Illustrated. Near fine. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about REFERENCE BOOKS, A BRIEF GUIDE FOR STUDENTS AND OTHER USERS OF THE LIB RARY
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(New York: Harper Collins, 2001). thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, (ii), 636 pages. First edition. In this sequel to A Gentle Madness Basbanes continues his conversations with a wide variety of kindred spirits, each one a testament to the never-ending relevance of books in our lives. By exploring the transmission and preservation of knowledge, including the changes in the way information is amassed and stored, he reveals a deep and abiding respect for the..... READ MORE about PATIENCE & FORTITUDE
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(New York: Perennial Editions, 2003). thick 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xviii, (ii), 636 pages. First edition, paperback reprint. The newest book about books and book collectors by this noted author. Many great book stories in this volume. Fine condition. READ MORE about PATIENCE & FORTITUDE
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(New York: HarperCollins, 2003). 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. xviii, (ii), 444 pages. First edition, first printing. A fine copy. Basbanes "examines the many materials that have been used over the centuries to record information - among them clay tablets, papyrus scrolls, slabs of stone, palm leaves, animal skins, and hammered sheets of gold and copper." He discusses the current situation on book preservation and conservation textually and physically in relationship to our new electronic..... READ MORE about A SPLENDOR OF LETTERS, THE PERMANENCE OF BOOKS IN AN IMPERMANENT WORLD
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New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 2003. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (x), 246 pages. First edition. Matthew Battles works at the Houghton Library, the rare books library at Harvard University, and is a contributor to Harper's. This book is about the preservation and destruction of libraries throughout history from the clay-tablet collection of ancient Mesopotamia to the Information Age and the internet. Battles explores now, through its many changes, the library has served two..... READ MORE about LIBRARY, AN UNQUIET HISTORY
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München: Hirmer Verlag, (1958). 8vo. stiff paper wrapper. 48 pages followed by 68 pages of illustration. First edition. The Bavarian Royal Library celebrated its 400 hundred year anniversary with this exhibit of mauscripts and early printed books. Some of their most precious manuscripts were assembled, including the Evangeliary of Otto III. 248 objects are described. Many are illustrated in black-and-white. A preface outline's the collection's history. Back cover stained. READ MORE about 400 JAHRE BAYERISCHE STAATSBIBLIOTHEK
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Edinburgh: National Library of Scotland, 1961. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (24) pages. A fine copy. READ MORE about TREASURES OF SCOTTISH LIBRARIES
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N.P. n.p., 1967. 8vo. paper wrappers. Frontispiece; 36 pages. An illustrated essay on this collector and his library. READ MORE about THE CHESTER BEATTY LIBRARY, DUBLIN
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Chicago: America Library Association, 1971. 4to. cloth. (iv), vi, 347(+1) pages. This fascinating book documents an early conference envisioning the internet, including papers on "Broad Bandwidth Telecommunications Systems" and "World-wide Information Networks." Sponsored by the American Library Association and the U.S. Office of Education, Bureau of Libraries and Educational Technology, held at Airlie House, Warrenton, Virginia, September 28, 1970 - October 2, 1970. The epilogue consists of a poem entitled "Hiawatha's Network" written during the..... READ MORE about PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE ON INTERLIBRARY COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION NETWORKS
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A Guide to its Collections
New Haven: Yale University Press, (1994). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 123+(3) pages. A Guide to its Collections. Second edition. An extensive guide to the renowned Beinecke Library, with a focus on American, German, and Western Americana literature. Slight shelfwear. READ MORE about THE BEINECKE RARE BOOK AND MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY
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New Haven: Yale University Library. 1983, 1983. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. not paginated. A catalogue for an exhibition commemorating the first twenty years of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale. 115 well-annotated entries, illustrated with photographs and facsimiles, representing a cross-section of the library's eclectic holdings. Introduction by Ralph W. Franklin, Director. READ MORE about THE FIRST TWENTY YEARS, AN ANNIVERSARY CATALOGUE
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1964. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp.123-170. The entire issue of The Yale University Gazette, Volume 38, Number 4, April 1964. Includes a number of other articles and illustrations. Some foxing. READ MORE about " ADDRESS AT THE DEDICATION OF THE BEINECKE RARE BOOK AND MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY."
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An Informal Exhibition.
New York: Columbia University, School of Library Service, 1990. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 36 pages. An Informal Exhibition. Books Art Press, Occasional Publication No. 8. Printed on different colored papers. READ MORE about THREE HUNDRED ...& COUNTING, BOOK ARTS PRESS LECTURES, 1972-1990
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N.P. n.p. (probably James Ford Bell Library), n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 12 pages. Contains four black-and-white illustrations or plates. A history of the library. Laid-in is a pamphlet entitled "The James Ford Bell Library", with more history. Edges faded. READ MORE about JAMES FORD BELL AND HIS BOOKS
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Syracuse: Syracuse University Library Associates, 1965. 8vo. paper wrappers. (ii), 7 pages. An address delivered by Terry Bender, Rare Book Librarian of Syracuse University in 1964. Near fine. First published in the Winter 1965 issue of The Courier, and now issued separately in a limited edition for Syracuse University Library Associates. Includes photograph of lecture. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about THE PHILOSOPHY OF BOOK COLLECTING IN A UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
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London: The British Library, (1980). 8vo. cloth. 111 pages. Contributions by D.H. Turner, Rachel Stockdale, Dom Philip Jebb and Dr. David Rogers including one chapter on the Benedictine libraries. Illustrated. Fine in fine jacket. READ MORE about THE BENEDICTINES IN BRITAIN
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London: Association of Assistant Librarians, 1963. 8vo. cloth. 240 pages. Sections on reading, writing, library service, publishing, and bibliography. Indexed. Bumped at spine. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY AND THE PROVISION OF BOOKS
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3 Volumes.
Knoxville, TN: The Division of Library Extension, The University of Tennessee, 1952-1957. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. viii, 47+(1); viii, 46; (vi), 62 pages. 3 Volumes. University of Tennessee Library Lectures Nos. 1-9 in three volumes. Foreword by the editor in each volume. Lectures on various aspects of library science and collections. Includes lectures by Robert Vospers, Jack Dalton, and Herman Fussler. Wrappers tanned. READ MORE about UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE LIBRARY LECTURES
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New York: NY Public Library, 1965. large 8vo. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. 48 pages. Exhibition catalogue for the 25th anniversary of the Berg collection at the NYPL. Entries are not bibliographic but rather biographical-literary notes. Reprint from the Bulletin of the NYPL, Oct. 1965. Ink marks on front cover. READ MORE about AN ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION, THE HENRY W. AND ALBERT A. BERG COLLECTION, 1940-1965
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Herausgegeben im Auftrag der Burgerlichen Behörden der Stadt Bern anlä§lich der 600-Jahr-Feier des Bundes der Stadt Bern mit den Waldstätten. Text von R.v. Fischer u.a.
Bern: Herbert Land & Cie. 1953. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket, paper slipcase. (ii), 135+(1) pages. Herausgegeben im Auftrag der Burgerlichen Behörden der Stadt Bern anlä§lich der 600-Jahr-Feier des Bundes der Stadt Bern mit den Waldstätten. Text von R.v. Fischer u.a. First edition. A history of the famous Bern library on the 600th anniversary of its founding. In celebration, essays are devoted to topics like the art historical meaning of the Burgerbibliothek manuscripts (by Otto..... READ MORE about SCHÄTZE DER BURGERBIBLIOTHEK BERN
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Rutgers: Graduate School of Library Services, 1974. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 20 pages. The third Richard H. Shoemaker Leture. Signed and dated by Terry Belanger on free endpaper. READ MORE about FIFTY YEARS A BOOKMAN
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London: The English Assoc. & The Library Assoc. 1974. 8vo. paper wrappers. 32 pages. The Arrundell Esdaile Lecture for 1973. Biographical sketch by this bibliographer. READ MORE about FIFTY YEARS A BOOKMAN
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Totowa: Rowman and Littlefield, 1971. 8vo. cloth. (xiv), 271 pages. Taken from the massive work from Besterman listing all bibliographies on all subjects. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY, LIBRARY SCIENCE AND REFERENCE BOOKS, A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BIBLIOGRAPHIES
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Birmingham, AL: Birmingham Public Library, 1970. large 8vo. paper wrappers. 12 pages. Exhibition catalogue. Fine condition. Color frontis map. B/W Portrait of Ortelius Exhibit of Abraham Ortelius at Birmingham Library. Two illus. One color and one b/w Interestingly John Dee learned about Prince Madoc and King Arthur journeys to America from theis great Dutch Mapmaker. This small printed exhibit catalog lists all the maps published pertaining to America by Ortelius with descriptions. READ MORE about AN EXHIBIT IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF PUBLICATION BY ABRAHAM OF ORTELIUS OF...
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