Lanterna Rally

Author: Manchester University Library

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-03-11

Total Pages: 566

ISBN-13: 9780364327753

Excerpt from Catalogue of the Christie Collection: Comprising the Printed Books and Manuscripts Bequeathed to the Library of the University of Manchester by the Late Richard Copley Christie, LL. D For many years Mr. R. C. Christie, who had held the Professorships of History, of Political Economy, and of Jurisprudence in the Owens College (incorporated with the University of Manchester in had cherished the hope of seeing the College provided with a building for its Library, and had determined, in the event of no library being built during his lifetime, to provide by will for the erection of one. In 1892 the Whitworth legatees (of whom Mr. Christie was one) purchased and presented to the Owens College the valuable historical library formed by Professor Freeman, and the acquisition of this Collection, consisting of over 6000 volumes, emphasized the need for increased and more suitable library accommodation. In the following year Mr. Christie, finding that (in his own words) it seemed not impossible for me to carry out my wishes in my lifetime, addressed a letter to the Council offering to build a library at his own expense, and his generous offer was gratefully accepted. The building, known as the Christie Library, was commenced in 1895, and was formally Opened by the Duke of Devonshire in 1898. 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.