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ISBN10: 0198224842, ISBN13: 9780198224846, [publisher: Clarendon Press, first edition, 1983] Hardcover First Edition Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm, 139 pp, 16 pp of plates "The Bodleian Library was founded in 1602, to serve the University of Oxford and the whole republic of learning: until the foundation of the British Museum in the mid-eighteenth century it was the premier scholarly library of the English-speaking world. The present work, given as the Lyell Lectures at Oxford in 1981, traces the Library's uninterrupted development during the first two centuries of its existence. It is the first such history to be published since W. D. Macray's Annals of the Bodleian Library (1890). Drawing on previously unpublished University and Library records, and taking notice of the contributions to Library history made by scholars since Macray, the book presents a balanced account of the Library's growth, and of the often remarkable individuals - both benefactors and Librarians - who left the stamp of their personalities on it by their contributions to the wealth and character of its collections. The early benefactions to the Library were of extraordinary richness and variety, and Ian Philip's discussion of their place in its development, and their significance both in the history of the University and in the wider world of scholarship, is at once scholarly itself and full of entertaining detail."- from the blurb. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper. [LON ...
Clarendon Press, first edition, Date: 1983. Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. 139 pp, 16 pp of plates. The Bodleian Library was founded in 1602, to serve the University of Oxford and the whole republic of learning: until the foundation of the British Museum in the mid-eighteenth century it was the premier scholarly library of the English-speaking world. The present work, given as the Lyell Lectures at Oxford in 1981, traces the Library's uninterrupted development during the first two centuries of its existence. It is the first such history to be published since W. D. Macray's Annals of the Bodleian Library (1890). Drawing on previously unpublished University and Library records, and taking notice of the contributions to Library history made by scholars since Macray, the book presents a balanced account of the Library's growth, and of the often remarkable individuals - both benefactors and Librarians - who left the stamp of their personalities on it by their contributions to the wealth and character of its collections. The early benefactions to the Library were of extraordinary richness and variety, and Ian Philip's discussion of their place in its development, and their significance both in the history of the University and in the wider world of scholarship, is at once scholarly itself and full of entertaining detail."- from the blurb. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper. 1983. Clarendon Press, first edition, 1983 ISBN 0198224842 9780198224846 [GB]
ISBN10: 0198224842, ISBN13: 9780198224846, [publisher: Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1983.] Hardcover First Edition Frontispiece, ix, 139 pp; 16 plates. Original cloth. Near Fine, in near fine dust jacket. [Redondo Beach, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1983]
ISBN10: 0198224842, ISBN13: 9780198224846, [publisher: Clarendon Press] Hardcover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:0198224842 [Lincoln, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1983]
Clarendon Press, Date: 1983. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:0198224842 1983. Clarendon Press ISBN 0198224842 9780198224846 [GB]
ISBN10: 0198224842, ISBN13: 9780198224846, [publisher: Clarendon Press] Hardcover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:0198224842 [Lincoln, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1983]
Clarendon Press 1983 Hard cover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN: 0198224842.
Oxford University Press, USA 1993 Hardcover Fine Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Oxford University Press, USA, Date: 1983. Hardcover. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1983. Oxford University Press, USA ISBN 0198224842 9780198224846 [US]
ISBN10: 0198224842, ISBN13: 9780198224846, [publisher: Oxford University Press, USA] Hardcover Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01 [Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1983]
ISBN10: 0198224842, ISBN13: 9780198224846, [publisher: Clarendon Pr] Hardcover Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. 0.85 [Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1983]
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