Making Books Work: A Guide to the Use of Libraries

Published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 1943

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271 pp. Appendix, Index. Some fraying to corners and top and bottom of spine. Inscribed and signed by the author, Christmas, 1943. Jennie Flexner joined the staff of the New York Public Library in 1928 as reader's advisor. Chapters: Where you begin; The book; How the catalogue is made--part one; How the catalogue is made--Part two; The catalogue--How it is filed and meant to be used; Reference books; More reference books; Bibliography for the general reader; The library's special services; The use of the library in wartime; Books for your own library.

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Title
Making Books Work: A Guide to the Use of Libraries
Author
Flexner, Jennie M.
Publisher
Simon and Schuster, New York
Publication year
1943
Condition
Very Good
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Binding
Cloth
Dimensions
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Veery Books' specialties: (1) Music scores (Symphonic, Chamber, Choral, and Solo repertoire, Full conductor's scores and study scores and parts throughout the range of classical music, including rare or first editions), bibliographies, histories, biographies, auction catalogs, literature and ephemera related to classical music and classical composers and musicians. (2) American popular music from the early 19th century through the 1940s. (3) Poetry and literature with emphasis on American poetry and fiction. (4) Rare and unusual American imprints from the 19th century. (5) Bibliographies, Bookseller's catalogs, Auction catalogs for books, manuscripts, ephemera, prints, and art. Veery Books strives to provide accurate bibliographic and condition descriptions including photographs for each offering and where possible to offer quotations or unusual facts about the offering. Veery Books will be happy to assist you in your book search and welcomes inquiries regarding thousands of yet uncataloged musical scores, bookseller's and auction catalogs. What's a Veery? "[A] thrush, poor wanderer, dropping meekly down. Clad in his remnant of autumnal brown ;" --Oliver Wendell Holmes

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