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Books in the war : the romance of library war service

Title
Books in the war : the romance of library war service / by Theodore Wesley Koch.
Author
Koch, Theodore Wesley, 1871-1941
Publication
  • Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1919.
  • Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Riverside Press.

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TextRestricted use *KF 1919 17-11Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Falls, C. B. (Charles Buckles), 1874-1960
  • American Library Association. Library War Service, former owner. Copy in *KF 1919 17-11
Description
xix, 388 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 109 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, facsimiles; 21 cm
Subjects
Note
  • "The present volume is an amplification of the first part of my War libraries and allied studies"--Preface.
  • Includes index.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also available online (various copies) via Hathitrust and Internet Archive.
Source (note)
  • Ho[ughton Mifflin] ;
  • Old Scrolls Book Shop;
Provenance (note)
  • American Library Association Library War Service (bookplate, with reduced version of the front cover; lettering: "War Service Library. Books are provided by the people of the United States through the American Library Association for the use of soldiers and sailors"; American Library Association War Service book card, unmarked, inserted in diagonal card holder sleeve mounted on back pastedown).
Binding (note)
  • Publisher's dark brown ribbed cloth, lettered in yellow. Mounted on front cover is a full-page color illustration, lettered with title and name of author; signed "F" (C.B. Falls). It depicts a soldier carrying a stack of books. The image originated as a poster commissioned by the Library War Service of the American Library Association, with lettering "Books wanted for our men in camp and 'over there.' Take your gifts to the public library." It was also used as a bookplate by the Library War Service.
Contents
The Library War Service of the American Library Association -- Reading soldiers -- Students in khaki -- The call from overseas -- The A.L.A. in France -- Library service by mail -- Naval libraries and transport service -- American military hospital libraries -- Books for the sick and wounded -- The British War Library -- The British Camps Library -- British Y.M.C.A. libraries -- British prisoners of war book scheme (educational) -- British military hospital libraries -- Reading in the prison camps -- Letters from the front -- Pictures and poetry -- The Bible in the trenches -- Books for blinded soldiers -- Reading for the future.
Call Number
*KF 1919 17-11
LCCN
19015509
OCLC
1541244
Author
Koch, Theodore Wesley, 1871-1941, author.
Title
Books in the war : the romance of library war service / by Theodore Wesley Koch.
Publisher
Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1919.
Manufacturer
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Riverside Press.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Additional Formats
Also available online (various copies) via Hathitrust and Internet Archive.
Binding
Publisher's dark brown ribbed cloth, lettered in yellow. Mounted on front cover is a full-page color illustration, lettered with title and name of author; signed "F" (C.B. Falls). It depicts a soldier carrying a stack of books. The image originated as a poster commissioned by the Library War Service of the American Library Association, with lettering "Books wanted for our men in camp and 'over there.' Take your gifts to the public library." It was also used as a bookplate by the Library War Service.
Provenance
Copy in *KF 1919 17-11: American Library Association Library War Service (bookplate, with reduced version of the front cover; lettering: "War Service Library. Books are provided by the people of the United States through the American Library Association for the use of soldiers and sailors"; American Library Association War Service book card, unmarked, inserted in diagonal card holder sleeve mounted on back pastedown). NN
Source
Purchase; Ho[ughton Mifflin] ; 1920-07-27; 873083 Copy in BTZE
Purchase; Old Scrolls Book Shop; 04-08-2013 Copy in *KF 1919 17-11
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Place of Publication
United States Massachusetts Boston.
United States Massachusetts Cambridge.
United States New York (State) New York.
Added Author
Falls, C. B. (Charles Buckles), 1874-1960, binding designer.
American Library Association. Library War Service, former owner. Copy in *KF 1919 17-11
Other Form:
Online version: Koch, Theodore Wesley, 1871-1941. Books in the war. Boston, New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1919 (OCoLC)609291174
Research Call Number
*KF 1919 17-11
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