| 单词 | book society |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbook society book society n. now chiefly historical = book club n. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > library or collection of books > library, place, or institution > [noun] > other types public library1597 lending library1708 travelling library?1727 book society1739 book club1740 circulating library1742 free library1746 county library1748 library of reference1809 reference library1821 prison library1847 branch library1862 copyright library1898 bookmobile1924 1739 J. Warren in Serm. Several Subj. I. Subscribers Names p. v Book Society of Dedham, Essex. 1783 J. M. Moffatt Protestant's Prayer-bk. 175 A gentleman..may be exceedingly useful..by encouraging book societies, for the propagation of religious knowledge among the poor. 1807 R. Southey in Ann. Rev. 5 613/2 Not subjects to be sent into circulating libraries and book-societies. 1938 Times 5 Jan. 12/3 He was not conscious of any bad effect on his own business of book clubs and book societies. 2007 Libr. & Cultural Rec. 42 158 By 1821 there were some 500 flourishing proprietary libraries and 6,500 local cooperative book societies and clubs for the middle classes. < as lemmas |
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