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Dictionary of American Antiquarian Bookdealers
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Dictionary of American Antiquarian Bookdealers

Donald C. Dickinson Donald C. Dickinson

April 1998

Greenwood

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Provides information on 205 notable American antiquarian bookdealers active from Colonia1 times to 1997.

The first published reference source to bring together biographical information on American antiquarian bookdealers, this book provides librarians, dealers, and collectors with useful information on those dealers who were prominent in securing and distributing used and rare books, manuscripts, maps, autographs, documents, and ephemera. The book covers 205 notable dealers who died before August 1, 1997. Prominent dealers are identified as those who carried quality stock, issued carefully documented sales catalogs, participated in professional organizations, and helped develop important private and institutional collections.

The book considers such well-known figures as Abraham Simon Wolf Rosenbach, Charles Sessler, and Hans Peter Kraus. Each profile describes the dealer's subject specialities, the style of catalogs and sales lists issued, the dealer's impact on private and institutional collecting, professional activity, and, when relevant, the final disposition of the dealer's stock. Entries conclude with a selected bibliography of sources. The information, drawn from both primary and secondary sources, will be useful to library reference workers, bookdealers, collectors, and anyone interested in the history of the American antiquarian book trade.
Preface
Abbreviations for Works Cited Frequently
Dictionary
Appendix I: Geographical Locations
Appendix II: Subject Specializations
Index
Reviews
A useful reference for American studies collections and interesting for anyone who has ever bought a secondhand book.—Choice

Endorsements
It is a job beautifully compiled and carefully executed. The sketches are not only informative but interesting.—Madeleine Stern^LRare Book Dealer

This outstanding compilation...will, inevitably, become a standard reference book in the history of antiquarian bookselling.—Bernard M. Rosenthal, Bookseller





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