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 InfoNew York : J. Wiley and Son, 1869 (Bartholomew Close [England] : J.E. Adlard)
Description1 v. (various pagings) ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentGale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926
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SeriesSabin 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 noteMiscellaneous.
Local note2013AL21300.
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 noteBk. 4. covers 1093 collections.
General noteIncludes index.
General noteReproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.
General noteSabin no. 21919.
General noteReproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2013. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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