The University of Pennsylvania Library Chronicle, 1934, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The University of Pennsylvania Library Chronicle, 1934, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Pennsylvania University and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-10 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The University of Pennsylvania Library Chronicle, 1934, Vol. 2 Dr. Johnson had given great attention to the writing of his preface, and a few days before the work appeared, a small number of copies of the preface had been separately issued with a special title page, found only in such copies. One of these rare pamphlets is in the Furness Library. When the work was begun Dr. Johnson's fame was not SO great as it had become by 1765, and accordingly the print ing was not a large one, and the interest which it excited was sufficient to exhaust the entire edition very rapidly. In the Gentleman's Magazine, vol. 35, October 1765, page 479, there is a review of it which begins with the following sen tence' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.