Catalogue Of The Saint Paul Library Association 1868

$325 · Offered by Bartleby's Books

St. Paul, MN : Printed by Ramaley & Hall, 1868. 21.5 cm., 99, 1 pp. Printed tan wrappers, some soiling, previous owner's name on front wrapper. The Association was formed in 1857 would eventually be taken over by the city in 1882 to become part of the Public Library. This early catalogue has approximately 2000 books across a wide range of subjects, gives a glimpse of what was valued as historical base and what was the contemporaneous reading pursued.

• Binding: Wrappers

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