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

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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.
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