Nicolas Barker Libros

A guide to the literature of the English-speaking world from earliest times to 1970 in a single volume. The lives of many writers are described at some length, as well as major characters, subjects, and works of poetry, fiction, history, and philosophy. Illustrated. Ex-library copy with some markings. xi, iii , 992, 2 pages. cloth. large thick 8vo..

In this illustrated account, Nicolas Barker reveals the history of the British Library's treasure house of books and manuscripts, which cover collections spanning almost three millennia, from the establishment of the British Museum to the foundation of the British Library and to the present day.