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Thomas, A. G. Great books and book collectors. 1975.
Franklin, C. Book collecting as one of the fine arts and other essays.
1996. [pb]
(12) public libraries
The British Museum
Acts and votes of Parliament relating to the British Museum with
the statutes and rules relating thereof, and the succession of
trustees and officers. 1805, 1828.
Report from the Select Committee on the condition, management
and affairs of the British Museum [minutes of evidence and
appendix] 6 Aug 1835; 14 July 1836.
Edwards, E. A letter to B. Hawes: being strictures on the minutes of
evidence taken before the Select Committee on the British
Museum. 1836, 1839 (priv ptd as Remarks on the minutes).
Millard, J. A. A letter containing a plan for the better management of
the British Museum. 1836 (priv ptd).
Panizzi, A. On the collection of printed books at the British
Museum: its increase and arrangement. [1845] (priv ptd).
Panizzi, A. On the supply of printed books from the Library to the
Reading Room of the British Museum. 1846.
Nicolas, N. H. Animadversions on the Library and catalogues of the
British Museum. 1846.
Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the constitution
and government of the British Museum [minutes of evidence
and appendix]. 2 vols 1850.
Edwards, E. Lives of the founders of the British Museum with
notices of its chief augmentors, and other benefactors. 1870.
Cowtan, R. Memories of the British Museum. 1872.
Cowtan, R. A biographical sketch of Sir Anthony Panizzi. 1873.
Fagan, L. The life of A. Panizzi, late Principal Librarian of the British
Museum. 2 vols 1880.
Friggeri, E. La vita, le opere e i tempi di Antonio Panizzi. Belluno
1897.
Rawlings, G. B. The British Museum Library. 1916.
Barwick, G. F. The Reading Room of the British Museum. 1929.
Brooks, C. Antonio Panizzi, scholar and patriot. Manchester 1931.
Esdaile, A. The British Museum Library: a short history and survey.
1946, 1948.
Miller, E. Prince of librarians: The life and times of Antonio Panizzi,
of the British Museum. 1967.
Brodie, A. British library history: bibliography 1985–1988. 1991.
Day, A. E. The new British library. 1994.
Accounts of other libraries
Hartshorne, C. H. The book rarities in the University of Cambridge.
1829.
Edwards, E. Memoirs of libraries: including a handbook of library
economy. 2 vols 1859.
Edwards, E. Libraries and founders of libraries. 1865.
Macray, W. D. Annals of the Bodleian Library. 1868, Oxford 1890
(enlarged).
Axon, W. E. A. Handbook of the public libraries of Manchester and
Salford. 1877.
Mason, T. The public and private libraries of Glasgow. Glasgow 1885
(priv ptd).
[Sutton, C. W. (ed).] Manchester public libraries. Handbook, historical
and descriptive. 1887.
Greenwood, T. Greenwood’s library year book. 1897. Continued as
British library year book. 1900–1. Continued as The libraries,
museums and art galleries year book. 1910–11.
Credland, W. R. Manchester free libraries. 1899.
Mathews, E. R. N. A survey of the Bristol public libraries. Bristol 1900.
Hunt, F. W. Libraries of Devonport, naval, military and civil.
Devonport 1901.
Cowell, P. Liverpool public libraries: a history of fifty years.
Liverpool 1903.
Rye, R. A. The libraries of London: a guide for students. 1908, 1927
(enlarged).
Savage, E. A. The story of libraries and book collecting. 1908.
Guppy, H. The John Rylands Library, Manchester 1899–1924.
Manchester 1924.
Rye, R. A. The students’ guide to the libraries of London. 1928.
Kenyon, F. G. Libraries and museums. 1930.
Esdaile, A. J. K. (ed). The world’s great libraries. Vol 1: National
libraries, 1934; vol 2: Famous libraries (by M. Burton), 1937.
Davies, W. L. The National Library of Wales: a survey of its history,
its contents and its activities. 1937.
Thornton, J. L. The chronology of librarianship. 1941.
Craster, E. History of the Bodleian Library 1845–1945. Oxford 1952.
Birmingham Public Library. Notes on the history of the
Birmingham public libraries 1861–1961. Birmingham 1962.
Ker, N. R. Medieval libraries of Great Britain. 1964.
Philip, I. The Bodleian library in the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries. The Lyell lectures. Oxford 1983.
The Free Library movement
Brougham, H. P. (Baron Brougham). Practical observations on the
education of the people. 1825 (5th edn).
Edwards, E. A letter to the Earl of Ellesmere on the desirability of a
better provision of public libraries in the British Empire, and
particularly in the metropolis. 1848, 1849 (priv ptd as Remarks on
the paucity of libraries freely open to the public).
Report of the Select Committee on Public Libraries. 5 pts 1849–52.
Hole, J. An essay on the history and management of literary and
scientific and mechanics’ institutions. 1853.
Papworth, J. W. and W. Museums, libraries and picture galleries,
public and private. 1853.
Reed, C. Why not? a plea for a free public library and museum in the
City of London. 1855.
Traice, W. H. J. Handbook of Mechanics’ Institutions with priced
catalogue of books suitable for libraries prepared for the
Yorkshire Union of Institutes. 1856.
Feilde, M. H. On the advantage of free public news rooms and
lending libraries. 1858.
De Peyster, J. F. The moral and intellectual influence of libraries
upon social progress. 1866.
Phillips, J. H. An essay on the advantages of free libraries. 1867.
Edwards, E. Free town libraries: their formation, management and
history. 1869.
Mullins, J. D. Free libraries and news rooms; their formation and
management. 1869, 1879 (3rd edn).
Fowler, J. C. On public libraries. 1871.
Chambers, G. F. and H. W. Fovargue. The law relating to public
libraries and museums. 1879, 1899 (4th edn).
Hibbert, J. Notes on free public libraries and museums. Preston 1881.
Jevons, W. S. The rationale of free libraries. Contemporary Rev Mar
1881.
Southward, J. Technical literature in free public libraries. 1883.
Manners, Lady J. Some of the advantages of easily accessible reading
and recreation rooms and free libraries with remarks on starting
and maintaining them. [1885.]
Greenwood, T. Public libraries: a history of the movement and a
manual for the organisation and management of rate-supported
libraries. [1886], 1894 (rev).
Greenwood, T. Sunday schools and village libraries. 1892.
MacAlister, J. Y. W. and T. Mason. Library Association: public library
manual, part 1: library legislation 1855–90. 1892.
Fovargue, H. W. Adoption of the Public Library Acts in England and
Wales. 1896.
Verney, E. Village libraries. [1897.]