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.
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