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The Library is a collection of essays and articles about the history and culture of libraries, books, and reading. The contributors, which include writers, scholars, and librarians, explore various aspects of the subject, such as the architecture of libraries, the art of bookbinding,... Read Full Overview

The Library By Andrew Lang "All men," says Dr. Dibdin, "like to be their own librarians." A writer on the library has no business to lay down the law as to the books that even the most inexperienced amateurs should try to collect. There are books which no lover of literature... Read Full Overview

The Library is a collection of essays and articles written by the Scottish author and literary critic, Andrew Lang. Originally published in 1881, the book explores the history, significance, and cultural importance of libraries throughout the ages. Lang discusses the development... Read Full Overview

The Library is a collection of essays and articles about the history and culture of libraries, books, and reading. The contributors, which include writers, scholars, and librarians, explore various aspects of the subject, such as the architecture of libraries, the art of bookbinding,... Read Full Overview

Excerpt from The Library: With a Chapter on Modern English Illustrated Books by Austin Dobson The pages in this volume on illuminated and other MSS. (with the exception of some anecdotes about Bussy Rabutin and Julie de Rambouillet) have been contributed by the Rev. W. J. Loftie,... Read Full Overview

The Library is a collection of essays and stories written by Scottish author Andrew Lang. The book was first published in 1881 and is considered a classic in the genre of literary criticism. The essays in the book cover a wide range of topics related to literature, including... Read Full Overview

"The Library" from Andrew Lang. Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology (1844-1912).

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this... Read Full Overview

"The Library" from Andrew Lang. Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology.