Free town libraries : their formation, management, and history in Britain, France, Germany, & America : together with brief notices of book-collectors, and of the respective places of deposit of their surviving collections / by Edward Edwards.
| Author/creator | Edwards, Edward |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : J. Wiley and Son, 1869 (Bartholomew Close [England] : J.E. Adlard) |
| Description | 1 v. (various pagings) ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | bk. 1. Free town libraries at home -- Bk. 2. Free town libraries abroad -- Bk. 3. Free town libraries in America -- Bk. 4. Brief notices of collectors. |
| Local note | Miscellaneous. |
| Local note | 2013AL21300. |
| General note | "The primary purpose of this volume is to serve as a handbook for promoters and managers of free town libraries ... Its secondary purpose is to compare British experience in that matter with foreign, and particularly with American experience"--pref. |
| General note | Bk. 4. covers 1093 collections. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| General note | Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society. |
| General note | Sabin no. 21919. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2013. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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