Project Gutenberg 2007-09-15 Public domain in the USA. 204 Spofford, Ainsworth Rand 1825 1908 Spofford, A. R. (Ainsworth Rand) Spofford, Ainsworth R. 00003768 A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries Produced by Michael Ciesielski and the booksmiths at http://www.eBookForge.net "A Book for All Readers" by Ainsworth Rand Spofford is an instructional guide written in the late 19th century. The book serves as an aid to the collection, use, and preservation of books, focusing particularly on the formation of public and private libraries. Its primary topic encompasses various aspects of book selection, acquisition, and effective library management, emphasizing the importance of curating high-quality reading material. The opening of this comprehensive volume introduces the reader to the overwhelming yet exciting world of literature. Spofford reflects on the vast abundance of printed works available, encouraging readers to focus on the few truly impactful texts that offer real knowledge and insight. He discusses the importance of selecting superior books over lesser-known works to foster a refined taste and enriching reading experience. Additionally, he touches on the differing opinions surrounding book selection,, advocating for a balanced collection that includes history, biography, and quality fiction while emphasizing that the enjoyment and nourishment of the mind should dictate choices in literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Books Library science Z Text Bibliomania Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: History - General Browsing: Teaching & Education 1147640 2024-09-10T04:16:58.288983 2023-09-10T07:53:02.152873 text/html text/html 1118757 2021-01-03T00:38:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 23115180 2021-01-03T00:38:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 24393685 2024-09-10T04:19:39.424624 application/epub+zip 24176180 2024-09-10T04:17:53.735641 application/epub+zip 486455 2024-09-10T04:17:01.395893 application/epub+zip 234905484 2024-09-10T04:20:27.325914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234692558 2024-09-10T04:18:32.438929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 716604 2022-09-10T14:11:14.009985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 979431 979361 2024-09-10T04:16:54.201987 2023-09-10T07:52:58.182861 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 979202 2021-01-03T00:38:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 361400 2021-01-03T00:38:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 979334 2021-01-03T00:38:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 361217 2021-01-03T00:38:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20829 2024-09-10T04:20:28.162830 application/rdf+xml 10971 2024-09-10T04:17:01.976875 image/jpeg 3015 2024-09-10T04:17:01.732932 image/jpeg 23225142 2024-09-10T04:16:59.555895 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia