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Catalogue Of The Pittsburgh Library Association Of The City Of Pittsburgh, Penn'A

Catalogue Of The Pittsburgh Library Association Of The City Of Pittsburgh, Penn'A

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General ReferenceGeneral SociologyRegional: West

ISBN10: 935448767X
ISBN13: 9789354487675
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 15 2021
Pages: 138
Weight: 0.74
Height: 0.30 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Open this catalogue and step into a historic reading room in the heart of Pittsburgh. History lives on these pages. Compiled for the Pittsburgh Library Association, this historical library catalog preserves, in a single volume, the intellectual landscape of a growing industrial city: the authors its citizens read, the subjects that mattered, and the range of learning a public-minded institution chose to share. More than a simple list of titles, it now stands as an invaluable library catalog reference and bibliographic reference collection for anyone studying Pittsburgh library history and wider Pennsylvania library history. Every entry anchors a moment in civic life, creating a detailed backdrop for city of Pittsburgh books, urban studies, and accounts of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania history. Researchers and genealogists will find clues to family reading habits, professional interests, and the educational resources available to earlier generations, while librarians and historians can trace collection-building practices in one influential Pittsburgh Pennsylvania library and related early American libraries. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, it enriches any serious reference shelf, from personal study to institutional archives. Ideal for local-history enthusiasts, scholars of print culture, and anyone curating an antiquarian book collection, it offers a rare, authentic window into what a community chose to read, preserve, and pass on.

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