Incunabulum Incunabulorum
Incunabulum Incunabulorum

Author: Edwin Emerson

Publisher:

Published: 1928

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13:

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The story of this Gutenberg Bible prior to its purchase by the Library of Congress in 1930; Vollbehr had acquired it in 1926 from the Benedictine monastery of Sankt Paul im Lavanttal, Austria.

The Vollbehr Collection of Incunabula
The Vollbehr Collection of Incunabula

Author: Ross Alexander Collins

Publisher:

Published: 1930

Total Pages: 12

ISBN-13:

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Speech in conjunction with H.R. 6147 which would appropriate $1.5 million to allow the Library of Congress to purchase Vollbehr's collection, which included 200 unique titles and a superb copy of the 3-vol. Gutenberg Bible printed on vellum. Provides some history of past allocations for other special purchases. Collins' efforts were successful and the 3,114-volume collection was acquired by the Library of Congress later in 1930.

Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science
Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science

Author: Allen Kent

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1974-04-01

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 9780824720117

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"The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science provides an outstanding resource in 33 published volumes with 2 helpful indexes. This thorough reference set--written by 1300 eminent, international experts--offers librarians, information/computer scientists, bibliographers, documentalists, systems analysts, and students, convenient access to the techniques and tools of both library and information science. Impeccably researched, cross referenced, alphabetized by subject, and generously illustrated, the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science integrates the essential theoretical and practical information accumulating in this rapidly growing field."

Bulletin
Bulletin

Author: Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County

Publisher:

Published: 1927

Total Pages: 610

ISBN-13:

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