Project Gutenberg 2008-04-06 Public domain in the USA. 487 Fletcher, William Younger 1830 1913 Fletcher, W. Y. (William Younger) Graves, Walter Stanley Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William) 1859 1944 Pollard, A. W. (Alfred William) Pollard, Alfred William English Book Collectors Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Jane Hyland, Brian Janes and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "English Book Collectors" by William Younger Fletcher is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book examines the lives and libraries of notable English book collectors, shedding light on their contributions to preservation and scholarship. Fletcher aims to compile scattered information about these individuals and highlight their unique personalities alongside their collections. The opening portion of the book introduces the author's intention to present the histories of significant English book collectors from the period after Henry VII's reign, offering insights into their lives, the rarity of their collections, and the impact they had on preserving literary heritage during turbulent times. Fletcher emphasizes the importance of these collectors in rescuing valuable manuscripts and printed works from loss or destruction, particularly during the Reformation period. He notes that the current bibliophiles owe a debt of gratitude to these early collectors for their efforts and establishes a foundational understanding of the tradition of book collecting that the subsequent chapters will explore in detail. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Book collectors -- Great Britain Books -- Prices Z Text Category: History - British 783972 2025-07-10T09:49:28.028132 text/html 793635 2008-04-06T08:15:54 text/html 2440296 2025-07-10T09:49:46.367996 application/epub+zip 2449624 2025-07-10T09:49:33.947156 application/epub+zip 344504 2025-07-10T09:49:31.245092 application/epub+zip 2796394 2025-07-10T09:49:54.034051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2674320 2025-07-10T09:49:43.079996 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 544474 2022-09-11T13:05:44.978245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 626822 2025-07-10T09:49:26.138121 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 626157 2008-04-06T08:22:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 626305 2008-04-06T08:23:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21786 2025-07-10T09:49:54.202947 application/rdf+xml 14600 2025-07-10T09:49:31.811054 image/jpeg 4088 2025-07-10T09:49:31.532061 image/jpeg 226338 2008-04-06T08:23:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 2360879 2008-04-06T08:23:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 226155 2008-04-06T08:23:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 2577997 2025-07-10T09:49:28.206068 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia