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Definition of Fingerposts
1. fingerpost [n] - See also: fingerpost
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fingerposts
Literary usage of Fingerposts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Mother's List of Books for Children by Gertrude Weld Arnold (1909)
"fingerposts TO CHILDREN'S READING BY WALTER TAYLOR FIELD 16mo. ... RICHARD BURTON,
UNIVERSITY or MINNESOTA : " I wish to thank you for ' fingerposts to ..."
2. Instruction in the Use of Books and Libraries: A Text-book for Normal by Lucy Ella Fay, Annie Thaxter Eaton (1919)
"1908, p. 572-77. Field, WT The school library. (In his fingerposts to children's
reading. McClurg. 1907. Chapter 6.) Field, WT The public library. ..."
3. Library Work by Anna Lorraine Gutherie (1906)
"McClurg. the home; A list of books for home reading; Contents: The Influence of
books; Reading in Libraries and schools. fingerposts to children's reading ..."
4. Christianity and Secularism: Report of a Public Discussion Between Brewin by Brewin Grant, George Jacob Holyoake (1853)
"fingerposts, for cross roads, are very useful and appropriate, amidst the
ambiguities of so-called free inquiry; but as all the practical principles of ..."
5. Catalogue of Books for Public School Libraries in the City of New York by New York (N.Y.) Dept. of Education (1907)
"116 FIELD, WT fingerposts to children's reading 149 Ficld and forest ...
9 fingerposts to children's reading. Ficld, W. T 149 First across the continent. ..."
6. List of Books for School Libraries in the State of Wisconsin by Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction, Dept. of Public Instruction, Wisconsin (1908)
"Famous stories every child should know HW Mabie 81 832. Field, Walter Taylor
fingerposts to children's reading 85 832. ..."
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