Proposals made by Rev. James Kirkwood, (minister of Minto) in 1699, to found public libraries in Scotland : reprinted verbatim et literatim from the rare copy in the Free Public Library, Wigan /
Kirkwood, James,1650?-1709.
Blades, William,1824-1890.
Folkard, Henry Tennyson,1850-1916,former owner.NLS.
Wigan (England).Free Public Library.
Wigan (England).Free Public Library,former owner.NLS.
London : Privately printed : [Blades, East & Blades, typ.]
1889.
"Only 100 copies printed".
Facsimile reprint has title: An overture for founding & maintaining of bibliothecks in every paroch throughout this kingdom: humbly offered to the consideration of this present assembly.  Printed in the year 1699.
Head and tailpiece.
Provenance: Presentation label partly in manuscript on half title: Presented to the Wigan Public Library by Henry T. Folkard, Librarian, no. 1.
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