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Hello all,

I write seeking a bit of wisdom from anyone who has had experiences with donations of catalogs or other print materials from museums/galleries/art book publishers, not intended for public distribution.

We recently received a donation which included the "for private use only" catalog A Collection of China's Pagodas: 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition from Mee-Seen Loong Fine Art LLC (not to be confused with the longer 158-page publicly distributed version of this catalog, OCLC #905349670). We are obviously hesitant to catalog this because of its multiple indications that the work was intended "for private use only" and "may not be copied or distributed without permission." 

Does anyone have insight into donations of books like this? Feedback of any kind would be much appreciated!

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Sarah Bilotta
Assistant Cataloging and Systems Librarian
Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum
East India Square, Salem, MA 01970


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