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Dickinson, Donald Charles was born on June 9, 1927 in Schenectady, New York, United States. Son of Charles William and Stella Barney (Sheldon) Dickinson.
( The first published reference source to bring together ...)
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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(Throughout his long professional career, George Watson Co...)
Throughout his long professional career, George Watson Cole was recognized as one of the leading bibliographers in the United States. This book summarizes Cole's varied accomplishments: compiler of the E. Dwight Church catalogs, first Director of the Henry E. Huntington Library, President of the Bibliographical Society of America, and prolific contributor to bibliographic and library journals. Cole was prominent in many bibliographic endeavors and counted many notable figures among his close associates. In addition to a narrative sketch of Cole's life, the book supplies the text of a number of Cole's most important bibliographic essays and a complete checklist of his publications.
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First edition. Preface by Sebastian Carter. Throughout his professional career, John Carter, 1905-1975, was recognized as one of the most important figures in the Anglo-American book world. He was known as an imaginative book dealer, a creative bibliographer and a stylish and thoughtful writer. In 1934, after working for several years in the London book trade, he achieved instant fame, along with his co-author Graham Pollard, for An Enquiry into the Nature of Certain Nineteenth Century Pamphlets, a brilliant piece of detective work that exposed Thomas J. Wise. Carter quickly built up a circle of friends, including Frederich Melcher, the editor of Publishers' Weekly and Elmer Adler, the editor of The Colophon. With those useful connections, he was able to publish over a dozen articles on bibliography and the rare book trade before he was thirty years old. Critics agreed that Carter's writing was characterized by precision, elegance and wit. Among his best known publications were Taste & Technique of Book Collecting and his popular glossary, ABC for Book Collectors. He was, above all, an articulate spokesman for the pleasures and challenges of book collecting. Contains a full checklist of John Carter's publications. Well-illustrated. This work will be appreciated by all bibliophiles who are interested in 20th century bibliophilia. Bumpled at head of spine with small tear in jacket. 422 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 8vo..
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First edition, limited to 750 copies. With a Foreword by Herbert Cahoon, and "A Bookman's Credo" by Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt. vi, 37 pages. paper wrappers.. 12mo..
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Dickinson, Donald Charles was born on June 9, 1927 in Schenectady, New York, United States. Son of Charles William and Stella Barney (Sheldon) Dickinson.
AB, State University of New York, Albany, 1949; Master of Library Science, University of Illinois, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1964.
Reformed librarian, Center Missouri State College, Warrensburg, 1951-1953; reformed librarian, Eastern Michigan U., Ypsilanti, 1953-1956; assistant acquisitions, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1956-1958; head librarian, Bemidji (Minnesota) State College, 1958-1966; director reader service, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1966-1969; director graduate library school, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1969-1978; professor graduate library school, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1979-1996; professor emeritus, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1996.
( The first published reference source to bring together ...)
(Throughout his long professional career, George Watson Co...)
(hardback book titled DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN BOOK COLLECTORS.)
(First edition, limited to 750 copies. With a Foreword by ...)
(First edition. Preface by Sebastian Carter. Throughout hi...)
Member American Library Association (county 1972-1973, travel grantee 1960), Bibliographic Society American, Arizona Library. Association (president 1978-1979), Grolier Club (New York City), Zamorano Club (Los Angeles).
Married Colleen Eleanor Schindler, August 7, 1954. Children: Ann, Jean, Ellen, Mary, Kathleen, Sheila.