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Libraries within the Library: the Origins of the British Library's Printed Collections
by Mandelbrote, Giles; Taylor, Barry
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine, minimal shelf wear
- ISBN 10
- 0712350357
- ISBN 13
- 9780712350358
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: British Library, 2009. Hardcover. Fine, minimal shelf wear. Blue binding with gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated endsheets. xii, 448 pp. Illustrations and facsimiles in B&W. "Dispersed along the shelves of the British Library today are many volumes that once stood side by side in private libraries. These essays explore some of the most important printed collections which were brought together to form the British Museum Library and cast new light on the individuals whose personal interests and taste they reflect.--Dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 178416
- Title
- Libraries within the Library: the Origins of the British Library's Printed Collections
- Author
- Mandelbrote, Giles; Taylor, Barry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine, minimal shelf wear
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0712350357
- ISBN 13
- 9780712350358
- Publisher
- British Library
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- Books and Manuscripts and Printing, British Library ; British Library ; ;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books and Manuscripts and Printing;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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