152 pages; 14 chapters with index in rear; pages tight; minor page wear; 3 glossy full page photos (Melvil Dewey) frontispiece; Dewey ad Amherst and Faculty of the NY State Library School; Preface by Fremont Rider and Double sonnet written to Mr. Dewey for his eightieth birthday volume. no markings on pages; Slight rubbing on end papers; Light brown linen-like hard cover with brown spine; Melvil Dewey's autographed facsimile in gild on front cover. Few smudges on back cover. Approximate 3 inch damaged area near top of spine exposing a portion of the cardboard underlining but pages intact. Biography contains Dewey's boyhood and youth; Almerst; Lifework; Contributions (Dewey Decimal classificatiaon; Library School; Evangel of Librarianship; Associations; Periodicals; Women in Library Work, etc. Diversions (Regents; Club; Reforms) Personality of the Man, etc. VERY RARE VINTAGE BIOGRAPHY.

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Title: Melvil Dewey
Author: Rider, Fremont
Publisher: American Library Association, Chicago
Publication year: 1944
Condition: Fair
Dust jacket: No Jacket
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Dimensions: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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