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Review
"This outstanding compilation...will, inevitably, become a standard reference book in the history of antiquarian bookselling."-Bernard M. Rosenthal, Bookseller
.,."[a] valuable contribution to a neglected area of scholarly research....Dickinson has demostrated that this is an area of the book trade worthy of scholarly research and has created an essential resource for bibliophiles, collectors, librarians, and researchers who require biographical information about members of the book trade."-Rare Books & Manuscripts and Librarianship
"Dickinson's Dictionary of American Antiquarian Bookdealers, like any dicitonary, is not the kind of book one is likely to read cover to cover, but which is a pleasure to open often and to read at random. Each entry contains in turn useful, informative, always enjoyable data presented in Dickinson's lively, readable style....It is fascinating to mine Dickinson's Dictionary for odd nuggets--interesting, too, to note how one entry leads you to another which in turn leads to another....[A]ny dealer worth his salt...will find Dickinson's Dictionary not only an inspiring read but a worthwhile investment--I've even found it helpful in tracing the history of a particular document. Anyone addicted to the chase after rare books and manuscripts will find it intoxicating."-Manuscripts
?...[a] valuable contribution to a neglected area of scholarly research....Dickinson has demostrated that this is an area of the book trade worthy of scholarly research and has created an essential resource for bibliophiles, collectors, librarians, and researchers who require biographical information about members of the book trade.?-Rare Books & Manuscripts and Librarianship
?[A] valuable contribution to a neglected area of scholarly research....Dickinson has demonstrated that this is an area of the book trade worthy of scholarly research and has created an essential resource for bibliophiles, collectors, librarians, and researchs who require biographical information about members of the booktrade.?-Rare Books and Manuscripts Librarianship
?[I]t is well-designed, attractive, and entertaining reading....This title is highly recommended for any reference collection.?-Reference & User Service Quarterly
?A useful reference for American studies collections and interesting for anyone who has ever bought a secondhand book.?-Choice
?A variety of people will find this volume of interest....this book will repay dipping into for quick information and regular reading to gain an education....library historians will quickly come to appreciate this reference work and will want to have it handy.?-Libraries & Culture
?Dickinson's Dictionary of American Antiquarian Bookdealers, like any dicitonary, is not the kind of book one is likely to read cover to cover, but which is a pleasure to open often and to read at random. Each entry contains in turn useful, informative, always enjoyable data presented in Dickinson's lively, readable style....It is fascinating to mine Dickinson's Dictionary for odd nuggets--interesting, too, to note how one entry leads you to another which in turn leads to another....[A]ny dealer worth his salt...will find Dickinson's Dictionary not only an inspiring read but a worthwhile investment--I've even found it helpful in tracing the history of a particular document. Anyone addicted to the chase after rare books and manuscripts will find it intoxicating.?-Manuscripts
?Donald Dickinson has produced an enormously useful volume that should be on the reference shelves of anyone interested in the history of American bookseeling or book collecting.?-Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America
?Surveys the lives and careers of more than 200 deceased bookmen in as clear and intelligent a way as one could wish for.?-Firsts
?The book achieves its purpose admirably as it is well-designed, attractive, and entertaining reading....This work fills an important void in the study of the history of the American book trade and collecting....The work offers useful information with a variety of access points....This title is highly recommended for any reference collection. It is a must for serious students of the book.?-Reference & User Service Quarterly
?The greater part of this book...is devoted to booksellers of more recent vintage, whose careers have not hitherto been gathered between the covers of a single volume. Dickinson's coverage...is quite comprehensive....At times, in fact, I found the coverage astonishing.?-The Book Collector
?There has long been a need for a concise overview of American antiquarian bookselling. The profilic Donald C. Dickinson...has now fulfilled that need....Donald Dickinson has produced an enourmously useful volume that should be on the reference shelves of anyone interested in the history of American bookselling or book collecting.?-Bibliographical Society of America
?This is a book that should be of much interest to the trade, as well as to librarians and collectors.?-ABAA Newsletter
?What the author has...given us in a readable, informative, and delightful glimpse of antiquarian bookselling in America, and we are grateful for it.?-Northern Ohio Bibliographic Society
..."Ýa¨ valuable contribution to a neglected area of scholarly research....Dickinson has demostrated that this is an area of the book trade worthy of scholarly research and has created an essential resource for bibliophiles, collectors, librarians, and researchers who require biographical information about members of the book trade."-Rare Books & Manuscripts and Librarianship
"ÝA¨ valuable contribution to a neglected area of scholarly research....Dickinson has demonstrated that this is an area of the book trade worthy of scholarly research and has created an essential resource for bibliophiles, collectors, librarians, and researchs who require biographical information about members of the booktrade."-Rare Books and Manuscripts Librarianship
"ÝI¨t is well-designed, attractive, and entertaining reading....This title is highly recommended for any reference collection."-Reference & User Service Quarterly
..."[a] valuable contribution to a neglected area of scholarly research....Dickinson has demostrated that this is an area of the book trade worthy of scholarly research and has created an essential resource for bibliophiles, collectors, librarians, and researchers who require biographical information about members of the book trade."-Rare Books & Manuscripts and Librarianship
"[A] valuable contribution to a neglected area of scholarly research....Dickinson has demonstrated that this is an area of the book trade worthy of scholarly research and has created an essential resource for bibliophiles, collectors, librarians, and researchs who require biographical information about members of the booktrade."-Rare Books and Manuscripts Librarianship
"[I]t is well-designed, attractive, and entertaining reading....This title is highly recommended for any reference collection."-Reference & User Service Quarterly
"A useful reference for American studies collections and interesting for anyone who has ever bought a secondhand book."-Choice
"A variety of people will find this volume of interest....this book will repay dipping into for quick information and regular reading to gain an education....library historians will quickly come to appreciate this reference work and will want to have it handy."-Libraries & Culture
"Donald Dickinson has produced an enormously useful volume that should be on the reference shelves of anyone interested in the history of American bookseeling or book collecting."-Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America
"Surveys the lives and careers of more than 200 deceased bookmen in as clear and intelligent a way as one could wish for."-Firsts
"The book achieves its purpose admirably as it is well-designed, attractive, and entertaining reading....This work fills an important void in the study of the history of the American book trade and collecting....The work offers useful information with a variety of access points....This title is highly recommended for any reference collection. It is a must for serious students of the book."-Reference & User Service Quarterly
"The greater part of this book...is devoted to booksellers of more recent vintage, whose careers have not hitherto been gathered between the covers of a single volume. Dickinson's coverage...is quite comprehensive....At times, in fact, I found the coverage astonishing."-The Book Collector
"There has long been a need for a concise overview of American antiquarian bookselling. The profilic Donald C. Dickinson...has now fulfilled that need....Donald Dickinson has produced an enourmously useful volume that should be on the reference shelves of anyone interested in the history of American bookselling or book collecting."-Bibliographical Society of America
"This is a book that should be of much interest to the trade, as well as to librarians and collectors."-ABAA Newsletter
"What the author has...given us in a readable, informative, and delightful glimpse of antiquarian bookselling in America, and we are grateful for it."-Northern Ohio Bibliographic Society
About the Author
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars AGem .Buy It. Also get Dictionary Of American Book Collectors by Dickinson as well
See the expanded details in the Bolo note aboveI have briefly commented on the quality of Professor Dickinson's work in my review of his dictionary of American Book CollectorsSeeDictionary of American Book Collectors.SummaryDickinson has produced two excellent Dictionaries related to Book Collecting in America -- both are well worth owningDickinson writes with an engaging style that packs a lot of information in a small space. It is well expressed and readable.He has covered a wide chronological period and a wide range of both Book Collectors and BookdealersThese have wide ranging interests with Americana and Literature being the most prominent, I have noted a number of other topics in my review of the American Book CollectorsThere are two useful Appendices in both volumes and both have an excellent indexIf think both volumes work best together as Great Collectors were often the result of close collaboration with Great DealersThese books should be on the shelves of all those interested in American Book CollectingAs many great American collections are now in American Public Libraries, American Institutional Libraries and a number of Specialised Libraries like the Pierpont Morgan Library then these book should find a place in the libraries of those interested in these libraries as wellI have given 2 examples of how how Dickinson writes his articles-- they are summariesIf you get the gist if one article you don't need to read bothDictionary American BookdealersThis current dictionary builds on his previous work and his wide knowledge of the book trade in America and abroad-- mainly in Britain and EuropeThis book was published in 1998I give two examples to show how Dickinson presents his informationExample OneWright Howes 1882--1978Location ChicagoTrained in law but moved into the book trade 1922. Had a bookstore plus a mail catalogueOne of his great customers was Everett D Graff a steel company president who had a deep interest and knowledge of the "Trans Mississippi West-- railroading, the pony express,cattle drives, church history and military life " the two formed a deep relationship and scrutinised catalogues together, attended auctions and went on several overseas buying trips together. The remarkable catalogue of "The Everett D Graff Collection of Western Americana 1968" was as much a tribute to Howes as it was Graff paraphrased from Dickinson entryHowes is probably best remembered for USIana 1659-1950 2 nd edition 1962 covered some 11,000 titles-- a ready reference for manyG Dykes referred to Howes as a "Southern Gentleman" and one of the most scholarly members of the antiquarian book tradeSourcesB. 4 itemsC Archives Correspondence included in the papers of James Wells and Everett D Gaff ,Newberry Library ChicagoNotesBasic detailsLocationWork history and move into book sellingRole of catalogues in businessImportant costumer and relationships ( may be one or many). Works resulting for this-- Graff catalogue of Western AmericanaOther contributions-- USI ana. 1650--1950Example TwoHans Peter Kraus. 1907 -- 1988. ( Vienna--Conn)Locations Vienna, Austria: New YorkOnly son of upper class Viennese family. Developed sophisticated tastes in the arts and literatureIn 1924 age 17 apprenticed himself to a leading bookseller In 1932 opened his own book shop in Vienna and by 1937 had 10 staffRan foul of the Nazis and was in two concentration camps successively but was lasted released and made his way to Sweden then AmericaHe went about building a thriving book businessThe most visible front was his rise to become the most famous American book dealer postWWiIHe developed a broad range of stock covering incunabula,early printing,illustrated books,illuminated manuscripts, books on law,Medicine,science,Navigation, world literature book binding and many other topicsWith his European contacts he had the sources all he needed was the money. His wife Hanni and family had also fled Hitler and her family helped finance him early on. He and Hanni ran the business together. He had very able cataloguers Shans Nachod followed by Hellmut Lehmann- Hauptmann .. His scholarly catalogues brought him to the attention of important private and institutional collectorsMajor customers included Lessing Rosenwald( went to Library of Congress), William H Scheide ( Princeton) and Edwin J Beinecke (Yale)He goes on to document Kraus's rise to become a preeminent seller of Illuminated manuscripts giving several examples from the late 1950's onThe famous Gospel of Henry the Lion--12 century that he and Bernard Quaritch of London bought and then sold to a group of German Institutions for $11.7 million in 1983 ( a world record)He also ran a very. Profitable reprint business were he reprinted important out of print scholarly journalsAs with the Howes entry Sources are noted at the bottom of the Article
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Editorial Reviews
Review
"This outstanding compilation...will, inevitably, become a standard reference book in the history of antiquarian bookselling."-Bernard M. Rosenthal, Bookseller
.,."[a] valuable contribution to a neglected area of scholarly research....Dickinson has demostrated that this is an area of the book trade worthy of scholarly research and has created an essential resource for bibliophiles, collectors, librarians, and researchers who require biographical information about members of the book trade."-Rare Books & Manuscripts and Librarianship
"Dickinson's Dictionary of American Antiquarian Bookdealers, like any dicitonary, is not the kind of book one is likely to read cover to cover, but which is a pleasure to open often and to read at random. Each entry contains in turn useful, informative, always enjoyable data presented in Dickinson's lively, readable style....It is fascinating to mine Dickinson's Dictionary for odd nuggets--interesting, too, to note how one entry leads you to another which in turn leads to another....[A]ny dealer worth his salt...will find Dickinson's Dictionary not only an inspiring read but a worthwhile investment--I've even found it helpful in tracing the history of a particular document. Anyone addicted to the chase after rare books and manuscripts will find it intoxicating."-Manuscripts
?...[a] valuable contribution to a neglected area of scholarly research....Dickinson has demostrated that this is an area of the book trade worthy of scholarly research and has created an essential resource for bibliophiles, collectors, librarians, and researchers who require biographical information about members of the book trade.?-Rare Books & Manuscripts and Librarianship
?[A] valuable contribution to a neglected area of scholarly research....Dickinson has demonstrated that this is an area of the book trade worthy of scholarly research and has created an essential resource for bibliophiles, collectors, librarians, and researchs who require biographical information about members of the booktrade.?-Rare Books and Manuscripts Librarianship
?[I]t is well-designed, attractive, and entertaining reading....This title is highly recommended for any reference collection.?-Reference & User Service Quarterly
?A useful reference for American studies collections and interesting for anyone who has ever bought a secondhand book.?-Choice
?A variety of people will find this volume of interest....this book will repay dipping into for quick information and regular reading to gain an education....library historians will quickly come to appreciate this reference work and will want to have it handy.?-Libraries & Culture
?Dickinson's Dictionary of American Antiquarian Bookdealers, like any dicitonary, is not the kind of book one is likely to read cover to cover, but which is a pleasure to open often and to read at random. Each entry contains in turn useful, informative, always enjoyable data presented in Dickinson's lively, readable style....It is fascinating to mine Dickinson's Dictionary for odd nuggets--interesting, too, to note how one entry leads you to another which in turn leads to another....[A]ny dealer worth his salt...will find Dickinson's Dictionary not only an inspiring read but a worthwhile investment--I've even found it helpful in tracing the history of a particular document. Anyone addicted to the chase after rare books and manuscripts will find it intoxicating.?-Manuscripts
?Donald Dickinson has produced an enormously useful volume that should be on the reference shelves of anyone interested in the history of American bookseeling or book collecting.?-Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America
?Surveys the lives and careers of more than 200 deceased bookmen in as clear and intelligent a way as one could wish for.?-Firsts
?The book achieves its purpose admirably as it is well-designed, attractive, and entertaining reading....This work fills an important void in the study of the history of the American book trade and collecting....The work offers useful information with a variety of access points....This title is highly recommended for any reference collection. It is a must for serious students of the book.?-Reference & User Service Quarterly
?The greater part of this book...is devoted to booksellers of more recent vintage, whose careers have not hitherto been gathered between the covers of a single volume. Dickinson's coverage...is quite comprehensive....At times, in fact, I found the coverage astonishing.?-The Book Collector
?There has long been a need for a concise overview of American antiquarian bookselling. The profilic Donald C. Dickinson...has now fulfilled that need....Donald Dickinson has produced an enourmously useful volume that should be on the reference shelves of anyone interested in the history of American bookselling or book collecting.?-Bibliographical Society of America
?This is a book that should be of much interest to the trade, as well as to librarians and collectors.?-ABAA Newsletter
?What the author has...given us in a readable, informative, and delightful glimpse of antiquarian bookselling in America, and we are grateful for it.?-Northern Ohio Bibliographic Society
..."Ýa¨ valuable contribution to a neglected area of scholarly research....Dickinson has demostrated that this is an area of the book trade worthy of scholarly research and has created an essential resource for bibliophiles, collectors, librarians, and researchers who require biographical information about members of the book trade."-Rare Books & Manuscripts and Librarianship
"ÝA¨ valuable contribution to a neglected area of scholarly research....Dickinson has demonstrated that this is an area of the book trade worthy of scholarly research and has created an essential resource for bibliophiles, collectors, librarians, and researchs who require biographical information about members of the booktrade."-Rare Books and Manuscripts Librarianship
"ÝI¨t is well-designed, attractive, and entertaining reading....This title is highly recommended for any reference collection."-Reference & User Service Quarterly
..."[a] valuable contribution to a neglected area of scholarly research....Dickinson has demostrated that this is an area of the book trade worthy of scholarly research and has created an essential resource for bibliophiles, collectors, librarians, and researchers who require biographical information about members of the book trade."-Rare Books & Manuscripts and Librarianship
"[A] valuable contribution to a neglected area of scholarly research....Dickinson has demonstrated that this is an area of the book trade worthy of scholarly research and has created an essential resource for bibliophiles, collectors, librarians, and researchs who require biographical information about members of the booktrade."-Rare Books and Manuscripts Librarianship
"[I]t is well-designed, attractive, and entertaining reading....This title is highly recommended for any reference collection."-Reference & User Service Quarterly
"A useful reference for American studies collections and interesting for anyone who has ever bought a secondhand book."-Choice
"A variety of people will find this volume of interest....this book will repay dipping into for quick information and regular reading to gain an education....library historians will quickly come to appreciate this reference work and will want to have it handy."-Libraries & Culture
"Donald Dickinson has produced an enormously useful volume that should be on the reference shelves of anyone interested in the history of American bookseeling or book collecting."-Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America
"Surveys the lives and careers of more than 200 deceased bookmen in as clear and intelligent a way as one could wish for."-Firsts
"The book achieves its purpose admirably as it is well-designed, attractive, and entertaining reading....This work fills an important void in the study of the history of the American book trade and collecting....The work offers useful information with a variety of access points....This title is highly recommended for any reference collection. It is a must for serious students of the book."-Reference & User Service Quarterly
"The greater part of this book...is devoted to booksellers of more recent vintage, whose careers have not hitherto been gathered between the covers of a single volume. Dickinson's coverage...is quite comprehensive....At times, in fact, I found the coverage astonishing."-The Book Collector
"There has long been a need for a concise overview of American antiquarian bookselling. The profilic Donald C. Dickinson...has now fulfilled that need....Donald Dickinson has produced an enourmously useful volume that should be on the reference shelves of anyone interested in the history of American bookselling or book collecting."-Bibliographical Society of America
"This is a book that should be of much interest to the trade, as well as to librarians and collectors."-ABAA Newsletter
"What the author has...given us in a readable, informative, and delightful glimpse of antiquarian bookselling in America, and we are grateful for it."-Northern Ohio Bibliographic Society
About the Author
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars AGem .Buy It. Also get Dictionary Of American Book Collectors by Dickinson as well
See the expanded details in the Bolo note aboveI have briefly commented on the quality of Professor Dickinson's work in my review of his dictionary of American Book CollectorsSeeDictionary of American Book Collectors.SummaryDickinson has produced two excellent Dictionaries related to Book Collecting in America -- both are well worth owningDickinson writes with an engaging style that packs a lot of information in a small space. It is well expressed and readable.He has covered a wide chronological period and a wide range of both Book Collectors and BookdealersThese have wide ranging interests with Americana and Literature being the most prominent, I have noted a number of other topics in my review of the American Book CollectorsThere are two useful Appendices in both volumes and both have an excellent indexIf think both volumes work best together as Great Collectors were often the result of close collaboration with Great DealersThese books should be on the shelves of all those interested in American Book CollectingAs many great American collections are now in American Public Libraries, American Institutional Libraries and a number of Specialised Libraries like the Pierpont Morgan Library then these book should find a place in the libraries of those interested in these libraries as wellI have given 2 examples of how how Dickinson writes his articles-- they are summariesIf you get the gist if one article you don't need to read bothDictionary American BookdealersThis current dictionary builds on his previous work and his wide knowledge of the book trade in America and abroad-- mainly in Britain and EuropeThis book was published in 1998I give two examples to show how Dickinson presents his informationExample OneWright Howes 1882--1978Location ChicagoTrained in law but moved into the book trade 1922. Had a bookstore plus a mail catalogueOne of his great customers was Everett D Graff a steel company president who had a deep interest and knowledge of the "Trans Mississippi West-- railroading, the pony express,cattle drives, church history and military life " the two formed a deep relationship and scrutinised catalogues together, attended auctions and went on several overseas buying trips together. The remarkable catalogue of "The Everett D Graff Collection of Western Americana 1968" was as much a tribute to Howes as it was Graff paraphrased from Dickinson entryHowes is probably best remembered for USIana 1659-1950 2 nd edition 1962 covered some 11,000 titles-- a ready reference for manyG Dykes referred to Howes as a "Southern Gentleman" and one of the most scholarly members of the antiquarian book tradeSourcesB. 4 itemsC Archives Correspondence included in the papers of James Wells and Everett D Gaff ,Newberry Library ChicagoNotesBasic detailsLocationWork history and move into book sellingRole of catalogues in businessImportant costumer and relationships ( may be one or many). Works resulting for this-- Graff catalogue of Western AmericanaOther contributions-- USI ana. 1650--1950Example TwoHans Peter Kraus. 1907 -- 1988. ( Vienna--Conn)Locations Vienna, Austria: New YorkOnly son of upper class Viennese family. Developed sophisticated tastes in the arts and literatureIn 1924 age 17 apprenticed himself to a leading bookseller In 1932 opened his own book shop in Vienna and by 1937 had 10 staffRan foul of the Nazis and was in two concentration camps successively but was lasted released and made his way to Sweden then AmericaHe went about building a thriving book businessThe most visible front was his rise to become the most famous American book dealer postWWiIHe developed a broad range of stock covering incunabula,early printing,illustrated books,illuminated manuscripts, books on law,Medicine,science,Navigation, world literature book binding and many other topicsWith his European contacts he had the sources all he needed was the money. His wife Hanni and family had also fled Hitler and her family helped finance him early on. He and Hanni ran the business together. He had very able cataloguers Shans Nachod followed by Hellmut Lehmann- Hauptmann .. His scholarly catalogues brought him to the attention of important private and institutional collectorsMajor customers included Lessing Rosenwald( went to Library of Congress), William H Scheide ( Princeton) and Edwin J Beinecke (Yale)He goes on to document Kraus's rise to become a preeminent seller of Illuminated manuscripts giving several examples from the late 1950's onThe famous Gospel of Henry the Lion--12 century that he and Bernard Quaritch of London bought and then sold to a group of German Institutions for $11.7 million in 1983 ( a world record)He also ran a very. Profitable reprint business were he reprinted important out of print scholarly journalsAs with the Howes entry Sources are noted at the bottom of the Article
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