This is why google is as cool as it gets.

1. go to "www.google.com"
2. search for "books and culture"
3. you'll see at the top of the page...

Book results for books and culture

Books and Culture - by Hamilton Wright Mabie - 279 pages

3. click on the title and it'll take you to a page with no ads containing the scanned book.
4. click on "find this book in a library"
5. on the next page enter your zip code and it'll give you a list of the closest libraries where you can get your hands on the physical copy.

Pretty Darn cool.

Google plans on having 27 million volumes scanned in the next couple years.