All Other Bibliographic Materials, 1860 - 1992
Scope and Contents
9 pamphlets containing miscellaneous materials printed in both the United States and United Kingdom by various bibliographic societies, clubs, and booksellers. Materials include catalogs, booklists, essays, lectures, and other printed ephemera, some privately printed. Dates range from the 1860s to 1992. Where necessary, the name of the affiliated group is provided. Occasional manuscript material such as letters, leaflets, or other small pieces of ephemera are present along with individual pamphlets. The materials included are as follows.
Richard Monckton Milnes, ed, Letters of the Duchess of Atholl and Lady Catherine Stewart, Philobiblon Society, 1860-1861.
Clarence S. Brigham and George Parker Winship, George Taylor Paine, Club for Colonial Reprints of Providence, Rhode Island, 1906
The art of the painter; the response of Mr. Philip de Laszlo to the toast of "The art of the painter" proposed by Friar Collin Brooks at the Christmas dinner of the Whitefriars Club at the Trocadero restaurant, London, on the 20th December 1932; Prior Sir John Hammerton presiding, 1932?
George Parker Winship, A Preliminary Check List of Cambridge, Massachusetts Imprints 1638-1692, The Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 1939
James D. Van Trump, The Philadelphia Story of the Pittsburgh Bibliophiles, 1964
E.M. Forster, 1879-1970, Heffer and Sons Limited, Booksellers, 1971
William Hoffer, A Correspondence, the final judgement construction company [William Hoffer, Bookseller], 1985
Rayner Unwin, The Making of the Lord of the Rings, Thornton’s of Oxford, Booksellers, 1992
Tolkien and Friends, The Centenary 1892-1992: Catalogue of new and second hand titles, Thornton’s of Oxford, Booksellers, 1992
Dates
- 1860 - 1992
Conditions Governing Access
Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.
Extent
From the Collection: 7.5 Cubic Feet (21 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
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Washington DC 20057
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