The English Library before 1700: Studies in its History

Francis Wormald and C. E. Wright (editors)

Published by Athlone Press (University of London), London, 1958

The Athlone Press, University of London, 1958. First edition. Hardcover with patterned cream-and-burgundy decorative dust jacket. A collection of scholarly studies on the history of English libraries before 1700, edited by Francis Wormald (Professor of Palaeography in the University of London) and C. E. Wright (Deputy Keeper, Department of Manuscripts, British Museum). Topics span monastic, cathedral, royal, university, and private libraries of the medieval and early modern period, drawing on palaeographic and bibliographic evidence from surviving manuscripts and catalogues.

Distributed by Constable & Co Ltd (London); North American distribution by University of Toronto Press (Canada) and Oxford University Press / Essential Books Division (USA). Printed in Great Britain by Western Printing Services Ltd, Bristol.

Boards clean, binding tight. Dust jacket present with some shelf wear at edges; light spotting. Text block clean. Seller Inventory # ABE-1779976415017

Bibliographic Details

Title: The English Library before 1700: Studies in ...
Publisher: Athlone Press (University of London), London
Publication Date: 1958
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition