Essays Offered to Herbert Putnam by His Colleagues and Friends on His Thirtieth Anniversary as Librarian of Congress, 5 April 1929
by Bishop, William Warner; & Andrew Keogh; (editors); Lawrence C. Wroth, Henry R. Wagner, George Watson Cole, J. Christian Bay, R. G. Adams, R Harry Miller Lydenberg, Worthington Chauncey Ford,. R. Bowker, Louis R. Wilson, Oscar G. Sonneck, Allen Johnson
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Freeport, New York: Books for Libraries, Inc., 1967. Appears unread. Near Fine. Condition would be FINE but for traces of tiny brown speckles (light foxing) to edges of the text block (as usual with this edition). NOT a library discard. Square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Text is clean and crisp, with NO foxing -- apparently never read. Hardcover. Facsimile reprint of the 1929 edition that was limited to just 600 copies. Illustrated with 5 portraits of Herbert Putnam and two maps. A book about books. This festschrift is crammed with useful and fascinating contributions by Lawrence C. Wroth, Louis R. Wilson, Henry R. Wagner, Oscar G. Sonneck, Harry Miller Lydenberg, Allen Johnson, Lucius Lee Hubbard, Worthington Chauncey Ford, George Watson Cole, J. Christian Bay, R. G. Adams, R. R. Bowker, etc. It includes essays on: Revolutionary War - Fort Moultrie; Tom Sawyer; Early Printed Laws of Massachusetts; Did Columbus Discover Tobago?; Franklin in France; Goethe's Letter to Joseph Green Cogswell; Boston Years of Dr W. F. Poole; Musicology in America; Portolan Atlases; Maryland Colonization Tracts; etc. Bound in the original beige cloth, lettered in black on the spine.. Facsimile reprint of the 1929 edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. x, 555pp.
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- Title
- Essays Offered to Herbert Putnam by His Colleagues and Friends on His Thirtieth Anniversary as Librarian of Congress, 5 April 1929
- Author
- Bishop, William Warner; & Andrew Keogh; (editors); Lawrence C. Wroth, Henry R. Wagner, George Watson Cole, J. Christian Bay, R. G. Adams, R Harry Miller Lydenberg, Worthington Chauncey Ford,. R. Bowker, Louis R. Wilson, Oscar G. Sonneck, Allen Johnson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket, as issued
- Edition
- Facsimile reprint of the 1929 edition
- Publisher
- Books for Libraries, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Freeport, New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 8vo. x, 555pp
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