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American libraries 1730-1950 / Kenneth Breisch

by Kenneth A. Breisch

This architectural history traces the development of library buildings in the United States from the eighteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. Utilising five hundred photographs and plans, it examines private, public, university, and Carnegie collections.

Accession 12610 ISBN 9780393731606 Publisher W. W. Norton & Co.
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