The Huntington Library
Subtitle: treasures from ten centuries
By: by the director and curators.
Contributors: Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
Publisher: Huntington Library; Brand: Scala Publishers and Huntington Library; Scala Publishers and Huntington Library
Published: 2004
Place of publication: San Marino, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.; Rare book libraries -- California -- San Marino.; Rare books -- California -- San Marino -- Bibliography.; Manuscripts -- California -- San Marino.; Library resources -- California -- San Marino.
Genres: Bibliography.
Description: "The Huntington is one of America's premier cultural, research, and educational centers, with holdings that are among the most treasured artifacts of Western civilization. The collections comprise more than five million rare books, manuscripts, photographs, maps, prints, and ephemera, with extraordinary resources for the study of British and American history and literature, the history of science, and the history of printing." "This volume will appeal to those who want to know more about the Huntington Library as well as anyone interested in Anglo-American cultural history."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Mr. Huntington and his library; title: Manuscripts; title: Printed books; title: History of science and technology; title: Photography; title: Prints and ephemera; title: Maps; title: Research and education.