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All Other Bibliographic Materials, 1860 - 1992

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 5

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

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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