THE LIBRARY SERIES.
In five volumes. 1. THE FREE LIBRARY. Its history and present condition. By John J. Ogle. Pp. xx+344, appendix, index; 2. LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION: Architecture, fittings and furniture. By F. J. Burgoyne. Pp. xx+336, frontispiece, text figures (some full page), appendix, index; 3. LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION. By John Macfarlane. Pp. xii+244, index; 4. PRICES OF BOOKS. An inquiry into the changes in the price of books which have occurred in England at different periods. By Henry B. Wheatley. Pp. xvi+276(last blank), index; 5. ESSAYS IN LIBRARIANSHIP AND BIBLIOGRAPHY. By Richard Garnett. Pp. xiv+344(last blank), index; cr. 8vo; gilt lettered green cloth, edges of first two volumes a trifle rubbed, later volumes lightly soiled and worn, with library label (chipped) on upper board Volume III, small splits to joints of Volumes IV & V; top edges uncut; a little light offsetting, foxing or soiling each volume (including a few small damp stains to edges of leaves), hinges starting in the last three volumes, Volume III an ex library copy, with bookseller's sticker and library label on upper pastedown, traces of library markings and label on the upper free endpaper, plus ink acquisition number on the final page, short inked ownership inscription on upper free endpaper Volume IV, longer gift inscription on blank preliminary in Volume V; George Allen, London, 1897-1899 (except Volume II, which is the second edition, 1905; others first editions). *From the library of Claude Prance, with his small book label (from Malta) on the upper pastedown of each volume (and his later label, from Canberra in the final volume), and his pencilled signature on upper free endpapers. Later from the library of David Levine, Sydney, with his label on upper pastedowns or upper free endpaper. Item #163115
Price: $450.00