The History of All Souls College Library, Tapa dura - 1971

Timber Press, 1998. . Hardcover. Near Fine Except Small REmainder Mark. Sm Quarto. 1972 B & W PHotos, Text Photos Sm Quarto, 1998, PP.353, An Expert Text B15k

Winchester Press, 1972. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Sm Quarto. 1972 B & W Photos, Text Photos Sm Quarto, 1972, PP.351, An Expert Text D9e

UK: Winchester Press. New York.. Good. Hardcover. 1972. d/j slight edge wear .

Faber & Faber, 1971. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:0571095836

Faber & Faber, 1971. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:0571095836

Faber and Faber, London, first edition, 1971. Cloth, gilt device on front board, 8vo,. 128 pp. From the blurb: "After he had retired from being Bodley's librarian, Sir Edmund Craster took on the Librarianship of the Codrington Library at All Souls. Here he found rich material for the history of the Library from the early days of its foundation (1438-1440), to the time when chaining came to an end and the printed book superseded all other forms. The progress of the Library, through donations made by the Fellows, purchases both at home and abroad, and alterations to the shelving system, is carefully charted, and full use is made both of the important Vellum Inventory which listed additions throughout the fifteenth and sixteenth century, and of the Benefactor's Book. The predominantly theological and canonistic character of the medieval collection was not changed, but modified and added to at the Reformation. By the end of the sixteenth century, classical and renaissance works, including… Leer más

Faber and Faber, London, first edition, 1971. Cloth, gilt device on front board, 8vo,. 128 pp. From the blurb: "After he had retired from being Bodley's librarian, Sir Edmund Craster took on the Librarianship of the Codrington Library at All Souls. Here he found rich material for the history of the Library from the early days of its foundation (1438-1440), to the time when chaining came to an end and the printed book superseded all other forms. The progress of the Library, through donations made by the Fellows, purchases both at home and abroad, and alterations to the shelving system, is carefully charted, and full use is made both of the important Vellum Inventory which listed additions throughout the fifteenth and sixteenth century, and of the Benefactor's Book. The predominantly theological and canonistic character of the medieval collection was not changed, but modified and added to at the Reformation. By the end of the sixteenth century, classical and renaissance works, including… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.