"Miscellaneous, and Bibliographical Facts", Late 19th century
Scope and Contents
A commonplace book of the late 19th century, containing alphabetized notes on various books and bibliographic terms and personalities. The compiler identifies themself on the handwritten title page only as “C.W.” Various pieces of notepaper and clippings from newspapers and booksellers’ catalogs are stuck into the volume. The back cover is missing and the front cover detached. Marbled endpapers and edges.
Dates
- Late 19th century
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu