THE LIBRARY JOURNAL OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION VOL 7 JAN,-DEC.1882 |
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... present a better selection of books of reference ; and a speech of Prof. Rogers , M. P. , at the opening of a branch of the South London Free Library . " In America , " he said , " every large town has its free schools , and its free ...
... present a better selection of books of reference ; and a speech of Prof. Rogers , M. P. , at the opening of a branch of the South London Free Library . " In America , " he said , " every large town has its free schools , and its free ...
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... present an entry in such a case so that the investigator won't have to examine page by page the volumes if they happen to be without indexes , which is often the case , or with useless indexes , as is the rule where there are any ? The ...
... present an entry in such a case so that the investigator won't have to examine page by page the volumes if they happen to be without indexes , which is often the case , or with useless indexes , as is the rule where there are any ? The ...
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... present rather than of the dead past . For the Pratt Library to spend its funds in merely duplicating the rare and expensive books at the Peabody will be to defeat the chief object of its founder , and cripple its power to serve its own ...
... present rather than of the dead past . For the Pratt Library to spend its funds in merely duplicating the rare and expensive books at the Peabody will be to defeat the chief object of its founder , and cripple its power to serve its own ...
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... present location of the book repre- sented . A black muslin cover for the outer edge costs little , and avoids the bare look of the plain edge of wood . Some use binders ' board instead of wood , lettering on the side . had actual ...
... present location of the book repre- sented . A black muslin cover for the outer edge costs little , and avoids the bare look of the plain edge of wood . Some use binders ' board instead of wood , lettering on the side . had actual ...
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... present , now in its third year , aims to fill this want . each month , a full survey of current literature , by means of brief reviews and notices , sketches of authors , lists of the books of the month , etc. The reviews and book ...
... present , now in its third year , aims to fill this want . each month , a full survey of current literature , by means of brief reviews and notices , sketches of authors , lists of the books of the month , etc. The reviews and book ...
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