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Prison Books
HORACE WYNDHAM“Imprisonment,” remarked Isaac D'Israeli, in his Curiosities of Literature, “has not always disturbed the man of letters in the progress of his studies, but has unquestionably…
Librarians—Our Fictional Selves
ROY STOKESON various occasions librarians have had cause to bemoan the representation of themselves in print. Instances have been quoted to show how low an estimate of our worth novelists…
Tribute to Lowndes
J.L. WEIRTHOSE of us who are in the habit of studying antiquarian booksellers' catalogues cannot fail to notice the amazing rise in prices of standard works over the past year or so…
Anglo‐American Bibliography
R.D. MACLEODMuch concern has been expressed by librarians, booksellers and publishers at the recently‐proclaimed decision of the H. W. Wilson Company to limit in future the Cumulative Book…
The Children's Book Section
MURIEL M. GREENTHE value of encouraging reading and a love of books at an early age is now receiving more recognition among librarians. At a meeting of Children's Librarians held at the Annual…