A New Look at Old Books: The Collection of the Nassau Public Library in the mid-19th Century

Discovery of a hitherto unknown printed catalogue of the collection of the Public Library in Nassau, Bahamas published in 1862 has given library historians a glimpse at the type of books and periodicals available to residents of Nassau during the first decades after emancipation. An analysis of the...

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Main Author: Ballance, Virginia C. F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Bahamas 2013-10-01
Series:International Journal of Bahamian Studies
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Online Access:http://journals.sfu.ca/cob/index.php/files/article/view/179/229