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Henry B. Wheatley
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Wheatley set about writing this 1887 volume knowing that his attempt to form a personal library was only one of many ways to approach such a large subject. This book includes chapters on people’s existing libraries, how to buy books, overviews of both public and private libraries, bibliographies, publishing societies, libraries for children, and a list of one hundred desirable books.

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Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1838-1917) was a British author, indexer, and editor. He served as the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society of Arts, and the President of both the Samuel Pepys Club and the Bibliographical Society. His works include The Bibliographer (1884), What is an Index? (1878), and Samuel Pepys and the World He Lived In (1889).

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 260 ● ISBN 9781411456594 ● File size 0.6 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5864065 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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