Collectors, booksellers, and libraries : essays on Americanists and the rare book market /
"This volume gathers together various essays about the world of rare books, especially Americana, which I have written over the last thirty years. The pieces address two distinct themes. The first group discusses collectors and booksellers of Americana books and manuscripts from the mid-19th ce...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven :
Overland Press,
2018.
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| Summary: | "This volume gathers together various essays about the world of rare books, especially Americana, which I have written over the last thirty years. The pieces address two distinct themes. The first group discusses collectors and booksellers of Americana books and manuscripts from the mid-19th century to recent times. The second series more broadly addresses the rare book market, mainly in the United States from World War II to the present day. To a large degree these topics are intertwined, and many of the individuals who figure in the first section of essays played a significant role in the shaping of the larger market, either as suppliers or consumers of books and manuscripts. A number of these essays were originally lectures or were published in other contexts, while others appear here for the first time."--Introduction, page vii. |
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| Item Description: | With half title. Copyright statement from verso of title page. Printer statement from colophon. The Cushing Library/Reference copy contains a compliments slip from the William Reese Company. Grolier Club copy is signed on half-title by author, and has slip with text and footnote pasted onto page 1. |
| Physical Description: | viii, 321 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |