02297cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000060010610000420011224500280015426400510018230000470023333600260028033700260030633800360033250000310036850801270039952011910052653400450171765300370176265300200179970000270181970000530184685600430189999900170194225000UtSlPG20260610133555.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aZ1 aFletcher, William Younger,d1830-191310aEnglish Book Collectors 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2008-04-06  aProduced by Suzanne Lybarger, Jane Hyland, Brian Janes and
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http://www.pgdp.net  a"English Book Collectors" by William Younger Fletcher is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book examines the lives and libraries of notable English book collectors, shedding light on their contributions to preservation and scholarship. Fletcher aims to compile scattered information about these individuals and highlight their unique personalities alongside their collections.  The opening portion of the book introduces the author's intention to present the histories of significant English book collectors from the period after Henry VII's reign, offering insights into their lives, the rarity of their collections, and the impact they had on preserving literary heritage during turbulent times. Fletcher emphasizes the importance of these collectors in rescuing valuable manuscripts and printed works from loss or destruction, particularly during the Reformation period. He notes that the current bibliophiles owe a debt of gratitude to these early collectors for their efforts and establishes a foundational understanding of the tradition of book collecting that the subsequent chapters will explore in detail. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aBook collectors -- Great Britain  aBooks -- Prices1 aGraves, Walter Stanley1 aPollard, Alfred W.q(Alfred William),d1859-194440uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25000  c66001d66001