Auckland Library And Its 50th Anniversary
■ UARDED zealously 1 n Auckland's V-JfiVjl House, of Books, rary, are many ex!fS Quisite, rare and ; m&tSgJi ain pies of the i tii i li auditv or k of giants of the Past; of manuscript writers and printers, whose skill in pencraft, taste in colour work, dexterity in cutting types for printing and expertness in bookbinding and book-building, established standards that not only compel unqualified admiration but also are not excelled, nor in many cases even approached, by the art of moderns. These specimens constitute a record Of almost 1,000 years of book history and form the most valuable collection of the kind in New Zealand. The City owes this proud position almost wholly to the generosity of two citizens—the late Sir George Grey, and the late Mr. Henry Shaw. Both were booklovers. They were friends and both Iwed the city of their adoption.
Incana bula, Wonderfu l Manuscripts, and Priceless \ Volumes Belong to Citizens \ L
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1070, 6 September 1930, Page 17
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162Auckland Library And Its 50th Anniversary Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1070, 6 September 1930, Page 17
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