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<dd>"The primary purpose of this volume is to serve as a handbook for promoters and managers of free town libraries ... Its secondary purpose is to compare British experience in that matter with foreign, and particularly with American experience."</dd>
<dd>Book iv, "Historical notices of book collectors" covers 1093 collections</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Libraries; Book collectors; genealogy</div>
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Edwards, Edward, 1812-1886</div>
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