First edition. Quarto, pp. xx, [2], 368, [2] of publisher's advertisements, plus frontispiece and 74 further plates with additional in-text plans. Publisher's burnt orange cloth with gilt titles to spine and architectural motif to upper board; top edge gilt. [With:] Hereford Cathedral. A Short Account of the Chained Library. Hereford Cathedral; 1961. Duodecimo, pp., 7, [1]. Slight toning to page block edges and lower board shows small areas of light damp staining to edges. Internally, very clean with no notes or underlining. A near-fine copy. A detailed study of English chained libraries. The volume describes how chained books at cathedral, university, school, and public libraries shaped design, layout, and use. With copious photographs and plans of libraries throughout. An excellent copy of a scarce work of library history, with a supplemental article on England's largest surviving chained library. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery.

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Title: The Chained Library. A Survey of Four Centuries in the Evolution of the English Library.
Publisher: London; Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1931.
Publication Date: 1931
Binding: Hard Cover
Edition: 1st Edition

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