Project Gutenberg 2009-11-07 Public domain in the USA. 68 Wheatley, Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) 1838 1917 Wheatley, H. B. (Henry Benjamin) 06044093 How to Form a Library, 2nd ed Introduction -- How men have formed libraries -- How to buy -- Public libraries -- Private libraries -- General bibliographies -- Special bibliographies -- Publishing societies -- Child's library -- One hundred books. Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Christine D. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "How to Form a Library, 2nd ed." by Henry B. Wheatley is a guidebook on library formation likely written in the late 19th century. The work addresses practical methods for constructing both public and private libraries, catering to the needs of book lovers and librarians alike. Wheatley provides insight into the historical development of libraries and offers advice on book selection, organization, and management, making it a valuable resource for anyone interested in library science or personal collecting. At the start of the book, the author emphasizes the need for a comprehensive guide on how to form a library, acknowledging previous works while noting their limitations based on outdated references. In the introduction, Wheatley reflects on historical figures who were notable book collectors, such as Richard de Bury and Petrarch, illustrating how the challenges faced in the past make modern collection easier. He outlines the chapters to follow, which will explore various aspects such as buying books, establishing public and private libraries, creating bibliographies, and selecting books that suit library needs. This opening context sets the stage for readers to understand both the importance and the intricacies of curating a library that serves personal and community interests. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Books Book collecting Libraries Best books Z Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Teaching & Education 362287 362297 2024-09-13T05:19:24.280781 2023-09-13T10:14:25.172681 text/html text/html 366922 2021-01-05T20:36:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1086189 2021-01-05T20:36:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1172758 2024-09-13T05:19:33.826746 application/epub+zip 1175606 2024-09-13T05:19:26.936753 application/epub+zip 189194 2024-09-13T05:19:25.253742 application/epub+zip 714295 2024-09-13T05:19:38.116697 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 696492 2024-09-13T05:19:32.266699 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329204 2022-09-14T06:14:01.648025 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 308254 308131 2024-09-13T05:19:23.009742 2023-09-13T10:14:23.977632 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 307688 2021-01-05T20:36:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 113920 2021-01-05T20:36:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 307799 2021-01-05T20:36:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 113635 2021-01-05T20:36:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21054 2024-09-13T05:19:38.262661 application/rdf+xml 11382 2024-09-13T05:19:25.642764 image/jpeg 2757 2024-09-13T05:19:25.450731 image/jpeg 1236346 2024-09-13T05:19:24.364786 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