Chicago: American Library Association, 1979. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. vi, 78 pages. Perkins was a member of the Association's Collection Development Committee. Preface, two appendices, four bibliographies. READ MORE about GUIDELINES FOR COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
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Volume 18, No. 1
St. Paul: Ramsey County Historical Society, 1982. 4to. self paper wrappers. 24 pages. Volume 18, No. 1. A history of the St. Paul Public Library. Lower corner creased and worn. READ MORE about THE ST. PAUL PUBLIC LIBRARY AND ITS FIRST 100 YEARS
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London: The Library Association, 1949. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. iv, 60 pages. Report of a survey made under the auspices of the Rockefeller Foundation. A report on the availability of foreign literary works in British libraries, with introduction, general conclusions and regional notes. Three appendices. Wrappers tanned. Complimentary letter laid in. READ MORE about THE SUPPLY OF FOREIGN BOOKS AND PERIODICALS TO THE LIBRARIES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
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New York: The Haworth Press, (1991). 8vo. cloth, title stamped on front board. (viii), 91+(1) pages. Introduction by William Gray Potter, Director of Libraries at the University of Georgia. Focuses on professional development, with essays by four scholars, who also examine the impact of new technologies. Transcription of a panel discussion also included. READ MORE about LEADERSHIP IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES: PROCEEDINGS OF THE W. PORTER KELLAM CONFERENCE, THE UNIVERSITY...
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N.P. n.p., n.d. (circa 1952). tall 8vo. self paper wrappers. pp.267-272. Offprint from the American Library Association's Bulletin, September, 1952. With a portrait of Powell. READ MORE about THE ALCHEMY OF BOOKS
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Dallas, TX: Southern Methodist University Press, 1958. 8vo. self paper wrappers. (12) pages. First separate appearance, a reprint from Southwest Review XLIII:3 (Summer 1958) (Rosenberg 22). READ MORE about BOOKMAN IN SEVEN LEAGUE BOOKS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 129045
Sacramento: California Library Assoc. 1969. 8vo. paper wrappers. 18 pages. First edition, limited to 1000 copies. Printed by Grant Dahlstrom at his Castle Press on Curtis Rag. Covers faded along top edge. READ MORE about THE EXAMPLE OF MISS EDITH M. COULTER
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Sacramento: California Library Assoc. 1969. 8vo. cloth. 18 pages. First edition, limited to 1000 copies of which this is one of 150 bound thus. Printed by Grant Dahlstrom at his Castle Press on Curtis Rag. READ MORE about THE EXAMPLE OF MISS EDITH M. COULTER
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New York: The Typophiles, 1948. 12mo. cloth. Tipped in frontispiece of Powell; 32 pages. Limited to 400 copies. Printed by Frank McCaffrey at his Dogwood Press. Typophiles Monograph no.21. READ MORE about LIBRARIANS AS READERS OF BOOKS
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Birmingham: Cornish Brothers, for the Public Libraries Committee, 1918. 4to. cloth, title gilt-stamped on spine, top edge cut, other edges uncut. xvi, 1132 pages. (Besterman 872). Published under the auspices of the City of Birmingham Public Libraries, Reference Department. Preface by E. Marston Rudland, Chair of the Public Libraries Committee, Introduction by Walter Powell, Chief Librarian. Listing of errata. Includes items relating to Birmingham and materials published or printed in Birmingham, but not directly related..... READ MORE about A CATALOGUE OF THE BIRMINGHAM COLLECTION, INCLUDING PRINTED BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS, MANUSCRIPTS,...
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(Washington: Government Printing Office, 1928). tall 8vo. self paper wrappers, sewn. 16 pages. An address by Putnam, then Librarian of Congress at the annual meeting of the American Library Association, May 30, 1928. Summarizes Putnam's accomplishments after serving 28 years as librarian. Title from head of text. READ MORE about THE NATIONAL LIBRARY: SOME RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
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Washington: GPO, 1901. 8vo. cloth. 380 pages. With plates showing both the inside and outside of the library and long reports on important gifts and acquisitions. Slightly shaken. READ MORE about REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS ... 1901
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Amherst: The Jones Library, 1969. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (xii), 115 pages. First edition. The history of the Jones Library in Amherst. Includes several photographs, a list of acknowledgments and an index. The dust jacket is foxed along spine. READ MORE about THE JONES LIBRARY IN AMHERST 1919-1969
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Munich: K.G. Saur, 1984. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 194 pages. Proceedings of a symposium at the inaguration of the new building of the Royal Library in The Hague, 29 September-1 October, 1982. A number of scholars presented papers in seven sessions, with an opening and closing session. Those papers are published here with the discussions after their presentation. Table of contents and listing of participants. READ MORE about LARGE LIBRARIES AND NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS
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Yardley, Pa. F.S. Cook & Son, 1928. 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label. x, 168 pages. First edition. Sixteen articles on the subject taken from different library conventions. Scarce title. READ MORE about SOME ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY COOPERATION
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Berkeley: Peacock Press, 1964. 12mo. paper wrappers. (x), 94 pages. Reissue of the 1911 first edition. The author sites various sources in Egyptian writings to describe the library as it existed in ancient Egypt. READ MORE about SOME OLD EGYPTIAN LIBRARIANS
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New York: The Hadham Press, 1949. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 90, (4) pages. First edition. A technical and philosophical approach to the subject. Inscribed on front free endpaper "With the holiday good wishes of the Riders - this (just out) little book!" Jacket faded with pieces missing along top edge. READ MORE about COMPACT BOOK STORAGE; SOME SUGGESTIONS TOWARD A NEW METHODOLOGY FOR THE SHELVING OF LESS USED...
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N.P. n.p., 1970. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 63-70 pages. Text in Swedish with brief summary and some quotations in text in English. Comments on the significance of catalogues issued by rare book dealers and book-auction firms. Presents an argument for their availability in library reading-rooms. Reprint from the Scandanavian Journal of Books and Libraries, LVII. Inscription of collector Gavin Bridson on front endpaper. READ MORE about ANTIKVARIATSKATALOGERNA-NÅGRA SYNPUNKTER
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(Phoenix, AZ): Oryx Press, 1982. 8vo. cloth. xii, (ii), 153 pages. First edition. 12 chapters on different aspects of the subject. READ MORE about LIBRARY LEADERSHIP: VISUALIZING THE FUTURE
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Austin: Humanities Research Center, (1972). 8vo. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. 19+(1) pages. I.e. at the University of Texas at Austin. Illustrations. READ MORE about TWENTIETH CENTURY RESEARCH MATERIALS, A DECADE OF LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION
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(Sydney): Collins Publishers in association with The State Library of New South Wales, (1988). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (xiv), 194 pages. First edition. Foreword by Robert Hughes. Includes a section on David Scott Mitchell whose collection formed the basis of this library. Many illustrations including a number in color. Signed by the author on the title page. With the pencil siganture of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about TREAURES OF THE STATE LIBRARY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, THE AUSTRALIANA COLLECTIONS
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Tallahassee, FL: Florida State University, School of Library Science, (1972). 4to. stiff paper wrappers, tape spine. (iii), iv, 85 pages. Papers presented at a seminar. 11 essays. Part of tape on spine is cracked. READ MORE about URBAN CHANGE AND PUBLIC LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT, SELECTED PAPERS
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Library Science Text Series
Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 1984. 8vo. paper covered boards. [xii], 285 pages. Library Science Text Series. A historical look into American and international library science. Preface, introduction, index. No dust jacket issued. READ MORE about THE LIBRARY IN SOCIETY
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Oxford: Shakespeare Head Press, 1972. 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, glassine wrapper. 62 pages. Papers presented by Samuel Rothstein, Richard Blackwell, Archibald Macleish at York University, Toronto, on the occasion of the dedication of the Scott Library, 30 October, 1971. Some photographs of the new building are included and a color coat of arms has been laid-in. The endpapers are notable as they are photographs of the interior of the new library. READ MORE about THE UNIVERSITY - THE LIBRARY
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New York: Special Libraries Association, 1979. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. vii, 96 pages. Proceedings of a seminar sponsored by the Library Binding Institute and the Princeton-Trenton Chapter of Special Libraries Association, held at Rutgers University. Errata slip laid in. READ MORE about PRESERVATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS
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