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