Library of Benjamin Franklin - Couverture rigide

2nd, Edwin Wolf

 
9780871692573: Library of Benjamin Franklin
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0871692570 ISBN 13 : 9780871692573
Editeur : American Philosophical Society Press, 2006

Synopsis

Beginning in the 1950s, Edwin Wolf 2nd embarked on a biblio'l. quest to reconstruct the library of Benjamin Franklin, which was the largest & best private library in Amer. at the time of his death & was subsequently dispersed. The contents of Franklin's library were virtually unknown until Wolf identified the unique shelfmarks that Franklin used to organize his books. That discovery allowed Wolf to locate 2,700 titles in 1,000 vols. that Franklin actually owned. Wolf also identified a further 700 titles owned by Franklin. After wolf's death, Kevin Hayes took up the project & brought it to fruition. This catalogue includes almost 4,000 books known to have been owned by Franklin, & the Intro. tells the complete story of Franklin's library, its dispersal, & its reconstruction.

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Éditeur
American Philosophical Society Press
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0871692570
ISBN 13 
9780871692573
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
966
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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