The acquisition of books by Chetham's Library, 1655-1700 / by Matthew Yeo.

• Author: Yeo, Matthew.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill.; c2011.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Library of the Written Word 16.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (264 p.)
• Notes: Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Manchester, 2009.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Chapter I. The Foundation Of Chetham’s Library /; Chapter II. The Selection Of Texts By Chetham’s Library /; Chapter III. Robert Littlebury And The Sale Of Books /; Chapter IV. The Reception Of Theology At Chetham’s Library /; Chapter V. The Acquisition Of Classics, History And Law /; Chapter VI. Natural Philosophy And ‘Useful’ Texts /; Conclusion: Reading Has A History /; Bibliography /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [230]-250) and index.
• ISBN: 1283161842; 9786613161840; 9004210202
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Matthew Yeo.

Chetham's Library, Manchester, was founded in 1655 by the bequest of the Manchester merchant, Humphrey Chetham (1580-1653). Drawing on recent debates about the methods of book history, this book is a detailed study of the way in which an early modern provincial library was created, stocked with books and administered. Using extensive archival research into the Library's acquisitions and the trade in books and ideas in the later seventeenth century, Yeo examines the motivations behind the Library's foundation, the beliefs of those responsible for the selection of books and the Library's relationship with the London bookseller Robert Littlebury. The result is a refreshing reinterpretation of provincial intellectual culture and the workings of the early modern trade in books and ideas.