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(British Library). Wilson, Colin St. John.

THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE BRITISH LIBRARY.

(London): The British Library, 1998. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 95+(1) pages. Describes planning, construction and architecture of the new British Library building. Preface by Dr. John Ashworth, Chair of the British Library Board. Introduction, acknowledgements and appendix. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Full page presentation from author on title page. Four page advertising brochure loosely inserted. READ MORE about THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE BRITISH LIBRARY

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 126354

(British Museum).

THE BRITISH MUSEUM, A GUIDE TO ITS PUBLIC SERVICES.

(London): The Trustees of the British Museum, 1970. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 80 pages. Illustrated views. Signed in corner "Dr. Rhodes." READ MORE about THE BRITISH MUSEUM, A GUIDE TO ITS PUBLIC SERVICES

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 91449

(Brown, John Carter). Wroth, Lawrence C.

JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORTS.

8 volumes.
Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 1972. 8vo. cloth. Averages 250 pages per volume. 8 volumes. Reprint of the actual reports with essays by Lawrence C. Wroth, a preface by Thomas R. Adams and an index by Dorothy G. Watts. Excellent reference set for those interested in the study of Americana because of the articles printed and the collations of books acquired by the library that are given. The index makes the set quite usable..... READ MORE about JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORTS

Price: $75.00 save 50% $37.50 Order nr. 53783

(Brown, John Carter). Wroth, Lawrence C.

JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORTS and ANNUAL REPORT 1966-1967.

Eight volumes.
Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 1972. 8vo. cloth. Eight volumes. Reprint of the actual reports with a preface by Thomas R. Adams and an index by Dorothy G. Watts. Excellent reference set for those interested in the study of Americana because of the articles printed and the collations of books acquired by the library that are given. The index makes the set quite usable. Much of bibliographical interest. Some minor spotting to all of..... READ MORE about JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORTS and ANNUAL REPORT 1966-1967

Price: $25.00 save 50% $12.50 Order nr. 931

Bruccoli, Matthew J.

MERE COLLECTORS' ITEMS.

Kent, OH: Kent State University Libraries, 1969. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 8 pages. Introductory remarks by Robert I. White and a preface by Hyman W. Kritzer. READ MORE about MERE COLLECTORS' ITEMS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 40296

Bryan, Harrison.

A CRITICAL SURVEY OF UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES AND LIBRARIANSHIP IN GREAT BRITAIN.

Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1966. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. iv, 255+(1) pages. Occasional Papers in Librarianship No. 4. Based on a survey taken in the course of a visit to Britain on study leave from the University of Queensland, 1957-8. Studies historical matters as well as current policies and administration. Three appendices, notes. Frontispiece and foldout plates with floor plans of the surveyed libraries. Wrappers bent at edges. Back wrapper slightly torn at..... READ MORE about A CRITICAL SURVEY OF UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES AND LIBRARIANSHIP IN GREAT BRITAIN

Price: $65.00 Order nr. 115056

BUCHER UND REGION.

(Bonn: Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Verleger, 1975. Buchhändler und Bibliothekare. 1975), 8vo., paper wrappers. 106 pages. Papers from the 1974 yearly conference of German publishers, booksellers and librarians. Wrapper slightly torn and discolored. READ MORE about BUCHER UND REGION

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 48162

Buckman, Thomas R.

A GUIDE TO THE COLLECTIONS.

Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas Libraries, 1964. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 31+(1) pages. A guide to the University of Kansas Department of Special Collections. Covers lightly soiled. READ MORE about A GUIDE TO THE COLLECTIONS

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 102041

Busse, Gisela Von.

BERICHTE UBER EINE STUDIENREISE ZU BIBLIOTHEKEN IN MOSKAU UND LENINGRA.

1962. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp.97-205, (11) pages. In Zeitschrift für Bibliothekswesen und BibliographieJahrgang IX, Heft 2. This report on Soviet libraries appears on pp. 97-176. Covers torn at top. READ MORE about BERICHTE UBER EINE STUDIENREISE ZU BIBLIOTHEKEN IN MOSKAU UND LENINGRA

Price: $12.50 Order nr. 49362

BUSY BOOKS: THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY IN 1944.

New York, NY: The New York Public Library, 1945. 12mo. self paper wrappers. 16 pages. An annual report for 1944. Includes statistics and a directory of branch libraries. READ MORE about BUSY BOOKS: THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY IN 1944

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 131834

Order Nr. 114971 FOUNDERS MEMORIAL LIBRARY CELEBRATING OUR ONE MILLIONTH VOLUME: POEMS ON VARIOUS...

(Byron).

FOUNDERS MEMORIAL LIBRARY CELEBRATING OUR ONE MILLIONTH VOLUME: POEMS ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS BY GEROGE GORDON, LORD BYRON.

DeKalb, IL: Northern Illinois University, 1989. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Limited to 2500 copies. Keepsake published in commemoration of NIU's Founders Library acquisition of its one millionth volume. Comments by William R. Monat, university president, and Jean A. Major, director of libraries. Comments on Byron by Charles W. Hagelman, Jr., Professor of English, with comments on the Byron collection in DeKalb by Anthony Bliss, Rare Book Librarian. Facsimiles of five pages of Byron's Poems..... READ MORE about FOUNDERS MEMORIAL LIBRARY CELEBRATING OUR ONE MILLIONTH VOLUME: POEMS ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS BY...

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 114971

(California).

THE LIBRARY OF DR. ROGER K. LARSON, PARTS 1-3.

San Francisco: Pacific Book Auction Galleries, 1995-1996. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. The complete auction catalogue (Sale 69, 84, 96) of this very important sale of 433, 756, and 580 entries respectively. With an introduction and short selected bibliography. Part 1: WESTERN EXPLORATION; THE FUR TRADE; THE NATIVE AMERICAN SETTLEMENT & EXPLOITATION. Section 1, The Native American, Lot 1-54; Section II, Western Exploration, Losts 55-247; Section III, Settlement & Exploitation, Lots 248-433. Part 2: CALIFORNIA..... READ MORE about THE LIBRARY OF DR. ROGER K. LARSON, PARTS 1-3

Price: $100.00 Order nr. 101443

(Canada). Morse, William Inglis (editor).

THE CANADIAN COLLECTION AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY.

2 volumes; Bulletins III and IV
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Printing Office, 1946, 1947. 8vo. cloth. (ii), 53+(1); 110 pages, 10; 24 plates. 2 volumes; Bulletins III and IV. Bulletin III limited to 150 copies and bulletin IV limited to 200 copies. Bulletin III consists of reports and letters by various librarians at the Harvard University, including Directors of the Library of the Harvard Law School and the Houghton Library. Bulletin IV lists recent additions to the Canadian collection and the..... READ MORE about THE CANADIAN COLLECTION AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 96764

Cantinelli, M.R. and Émile Dacier (editors)).

LES TRÉSORS DES BIBLIOTHÈQUES DE FRANCE.

Manuscrits - Incunables - Livres Rares - Reliures - Dessins - Estampes - Objets d'Art - Curiosités Bibliographiques
Paris: Les Éditions d'Art et d'Histoire, 1937. 4to. loose leaves in stiff paper wrappers. (iv), pp.59-106 followed by plates XXI-XXXVII. Manuscrits - Incunables - Livres Rares - Reliures - Dessins - Estampes - Objets d'Art - Curiosités Bibliographiques. One section of this series devoted to the treasures of the French National Library. This part contains contains six essays about objects of interest in the collections of various libraries in France. The essays are as follows..... READ MORE about LES TRÉSORS DES BIBLIOTHÈQUES DE FRANCE

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 95398

Carlson, William Hugh.

IN A GRAND AND AWFUL TIME.

Corvallis: Oregon State University Press, (1967). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 158 pages. First edition. "Essays from the Librarian's desk on twentieth century man and his books." With humorous illustrations. READ MORE about IN A GRAND AND AWFUL TIME

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 34853

(Carnegie Library).

CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH, 100TH ANNIVERSARY GALA DINNER.

Pittsburgh: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 1996. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (8) pages. Program in celebration of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's one hundredth anniversary. With the article "Free to the People," by Hax McCullough. Photographs. READ MORE about CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH, 100TH ANNIVERSARY GALA DINNER

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 71017

(Carnegie, Andrew).

THE CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON, FOUNDED BY ANDREW CARNEGIE.

Organization and Scope. Sixth Issue, February 28, 1917.
Washington, D.C. Carnegie Institution, 1917. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. 49+(1) pages. Organization and Scope. Sixth Issue, February 28, 1917. Examines the organization and scope of the institution, along with its various departments. Wear at extremities, coverrs heavily sunned. READ MORE about THE CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON, FOUNDED BY ANDREW CARNEGIE

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 101388

Carnell, E.J.

LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION.

London: Grafton & Co., 1947. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 166 pages. First edition. This book was written for the training course for the New Zealand Library Association. With an introduction by Raymond Irwin. Minor soiling of jacket. READ MORE about LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 115717

(Carnovsky, Leon). Winger, Howard W.

" IN HONOR OF LEON CARNOVSKY."

1968. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), iv, 291-474, (2) pages. Being Vol. 38, No.4, October 1968, issue of The Library Quarterly. The entire issue is devoted to Carnovsky. Library stamp on front cover. READ MORE about " IN HONOR OF LEON CARNOVSKY."

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 97572

Carpenter, Kenneth E. & Richard F. Thomas (editors).

WIDENER LIBRARY: VOICES FROM THE STACKS.

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

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 102500

Carpenter, Kenneth E.

READERS & LIBRARIES.

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

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 58974

Carswell, Sally.

FULFILLING A DREAM.

West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1919-1990
(West Vancouver, British Columbia: Corporation of the District of West Vancouver, 1990). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 182 pages. West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1919-1990. Chronicles the growth of library services in West Vancouver, British Columbia. Bookplate on front pastedown. Minor wear on corners. READ MORE about FULFILLING A DREAM

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 97437

Carter, Everett.

ON THE TRAIL OF THE TRUTH.

Davis, CA: University of California, Davis, 1975. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 14, (2) pages. Keepsake Number 7 in a series issued by the University of California, Davis. Foreword by Celeste Turner Wright. Discussion of the finding of the text of a novel by William Dean Howells. READ MORE about ON THE TRAIL OF THE TRUTH

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 134895

(Carteret, Léopold). Carteret, Léopold.

BIBLIOTHÈQUE LÉOPOLD CARTERET, ÉDITEUR D'ART.

Livres Illustrés Modernes, La Plupart dans de Riches Reliures
Paris: Me Georges Muel, Me Étienne Ader, M.L. Giraud-Badin, and M. Marc Loliée, (1949). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 52, (2) pages. Livres Illustrés Modernes, La Plupart dans de Riches Reliures. Text in French. Auction catalogue. Includes eight photographs of items for sale. Phiroze Randeria bookplate as well as penciled-in notes on front free endpaper. Prices for each object written in the margins. Wrappers and spine beginning to tan, some wear around edges and corners slightly..... READ MORE about BIBLIOTHÈQUE LÉOPOLD CARTERET, ÉDITEUR D'ART

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 92132

(Caruthers, William A.). Davis, Curtis Carroll.

AN EARLY HISTORICAL NOVELIST GOES TO THE LIBRARY.

William A. Caruthers and His Reading, 1823-29
New York: The New York Public Library, 1948. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 13+(1) pages. William A. Caruthers and His Reading, 1823-29. Lists and describes texts read by Caruthers in the New York Public Library that might have influenced his writing. Pages have slight tanning on edges. Creasing on top right edge and slight fold mark on lower right corner. Corners bumped. READ MORE about AN EARLY HISTORICAL NOVELIST GOES TO THE LIBRARY

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 97551

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