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How to Form a Library (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Name: How to Form a Library (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
Author: Henry B. Wheatley
ISBN: 9781411456594

by Henry B. Wheatley

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Overview

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.

Synopsis

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.

About the Author, Henry B. Wheatley

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).