Catalogue Of The Public Library Of Indianapolis 1873 Classic Reprint

Excerpt from Catalogue of the Public Library of Indianapolis, 1873 The need of a Public Library in the City of Indianapolis had long been felt by many of her citizens. The libraries to which they had access were few and unsatisfactory; few in regard to the number of inhabitants, and unsatisfactory in the manner in which the books could be used. They were first the State Library numbering at the present time ten thousand volumes, one-third of which are duplicates; this library is rich in its departments of state and public documents, and numbers in its collection a few rare and illustrated books, but in any one department it lacks that completeness that gives it value in the eyes of the student - for whom alone it is intended - as the volumes are not allowed to be taken away. 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.

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