Details
Creator Smith, Lloyd P. (Lloyd Pearsall), 1822-1886.
Contributor Abbot, George Maurice, former owner.
Title On the classification of books: a paper read before the American Library Association, May, 1882..
Publisher Boston : Library Bureau Publishers of Works on Public and Private Libraries and Librarianship 32 Hawley Street
Date 1882
Physical Description 79 p. ; 26 cm.
Description A paper outlining Lloyd P. Smith's book classification system, which he presented to the American Library Assocation in May 1882.
Notes Pagination statement has been simplified by cataloger.
The front endpaper is inscribed, "George M. Abbott Esq with the kindest regards of the author. Euge serve bone, et fidelis : quia super pauca fuisti fidelis, super multa te constituam." Contains considerable marginalia. The text is the same as MSS00270v184.
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Subject Abbot, George Maurice, former owner.
Library Science.
Rare book librarianship.
Classification -- Books.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia.| Books & Other Texts| Rare| MSS00270v105
Accession number 117497.O