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" Free Town Libraries, their Formation, Management, and History : "
Edward Edwards.
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BL
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680679
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b502868
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| Main Entry
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Edwards, Edward
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| Title & Author
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Free Town Libraries, their Formation, Management, and History : : In Britain, France, Germany, and America /\ Edward Edwards.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge :: Cambridge University Press.
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Place of publication not identified :: publisher not identified,, 1869.
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| Series Statement
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Cambridge library collection. History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries.
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1 online resource (676 pages) :: digital, PDF file(s)
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| ISBN
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9780511694592 (ebook)
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
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| Abstract
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An important figure in the establishment of free libraries in the United Kingdom, Edward Edwards (1812-1886) wrote this study, first published in 1869, as a handbook intended for promoters and managers of free town libraries. The book outlines the formation and workings of public libraries, beginning with British examples and proceeding to compare the British experience with libraries abroad, especially in America. Edwards presents strong evidence of the increasing number, and improving management, of libraries at this time, and also stresses the strikingly diverse circumstances under which libraries in the United Kingdom and abroad were established. The volume is an important historical document in library studies, and a testimony to Edwards' commitment and contribution to the free library movement which have been an inspiration to later generations of professional librarians.
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Book collectors.
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Libraries-- History.
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Free Town Libraries, their Formation, Management, & History.
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