Rare Book Librarianship.

Cloth, 8vo, 162 pp, frontispiece and 16 plates, ills. 0851573282 From the blurb - "This book provides a much needed introduction to some of the problems in the care and use of rare books as library material, and discusses some of the implications of regarding a book as a physical artefact in its own right. Topics covered include the acquisition and processing of materials, the care and restoration of old books, the housing of special collections, organizing collections for use, publicity and publications and the training of rare book librarians. This new revised edition also includes an updated and expanded bibliography, an appendix on ways of preventing the theft of rare books from library collections, and a full index. It will be invaluable to librarians working with special collections, and to students interested in rare books." Contents include: Introduction; The nature of the rare book; Acquisition of materials I; Acquisition of materials II; Processing, cataloguing and classification; The care and restoration of rare books; The housing of special collections; Organizations of collections for use I; Organization of collections for use II; Publicity and publications; The training of rare book librarians; Bibliography; Appendix; Index. Near Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper.…