The Huntington Library

"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.