A Directory of the Parochial Libraries of the Church of England and the Church in Wales

No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 490 pp, b&w frontis, list of b&w illustrations, foreword, acknowledgments, references & their abbreviations, editorial introduction, statistics on Parochial Libraries, Historical Introduction (parts i and II part-drafted and edited by Neil Ker): I. Libraries in Churches & personages 15th to 20th Centuries; II. The Trustees' Libraries, 1705-1729; III. Postscript, 2000; IV. Dates of Foundation of Libraries; Tables of Libraries by Counties. Directory of Parochial Libraries: England; Isle of Man; Wales. Appendix: A. Act of 7 Anne c. 14: parochial libraries; B. Bishop Wilson's list of books, c. 1699; C. Oley, Bray and Wilson libraries; D. Parochial collections and their care; E. Parochial libraries: reports and recommendations; index. First Edited by Neil Ker. Revised Edition: 2004. Because of the unauthorized sale, loss, or deteriorating condition of parochial libraries in the 1930s and 1940s, a postal survey of surviving collections was undertaken which resulted in a detailed report and directory finally published under the general editorship of Neil Ker as The Parochial Libraries of the Church of England: Report of a Committee appointed by the Central Council for the Care of Churches to Investigate the Number and Condition of Parochial Libraries belonging to the Church of England, with a Historical Introduction, Notes on Early Printed Books and their Care and an Alphabetical List of Parochial Libraries Past and Present, by Faith Press in 1959. This book is a thorough revision of that work and incorporates much of its apparatus while reflecting new discoveries and recent research. The Directory in particular has been greatly expanded to include libraries established up to c. 1900, and, especially, a broad sample of what have come to be known as desk-libraries, with one or more pre-1700 prescribed books." Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding and no highlighting or marginalia. Crisp Black cloth with bright gilt lettering to spine. Size: Large 8vo.…