The Celebrated Collection of Americana Formed by the Late Thomas Winthrop Streeter, Public Auction, Volume 6. Apr., 1969. Sale #: 2841, Lot #s 3323-3958.

Edité par New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., 1969

Partenaire historique

Vendeur : Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, Etats-UnisWittenborn Art Books

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 12 juin 1998

Afficher les articles de ce vendeur
Livre relié

Etat: Occasion - Satisfaisant

EUR 53,91

EUR 8,72 expédition 
Expédition nationale : Etats-Unis

Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)

Ajouter au panier
Retours gratuits sous 30 jours

Item description from seller

4to. [circa 400 pp.] Cloth Bound Hard Cover, Very Good, B&W Plates. Sunned.Provenance: Alfred Edward Newton (1864-1940), one of the most prominent book collectors in the Philadelphia region, was born in Philadelphia on August 26, 1864. His formal education was limited, but an interest in books inspired his first collecting efforts in the 1880s. His early working life was haphazard: he began working as a grocery stock boy when he was still in his early teens, spent a few years as a bookstore clerk, tried and disliked banking, and eventually joined the Cutter Electrical and Manufacturing Company in 1895. Five years later, he bought it and became president, and remained with the company until his retirement in 1932?.His interests, however, lay almost entirely in the realm of book collecting - he claimed nine-tenths of his energies were devoted to his library. He married Babette Edelheim, daughter of fellow collector Carl Edelheim, in 1890, and socially moved in a circle of fellow collectors, including Moncure Biddle, William Elkins, and Christopher Morley. His first book, The Amenities of Book-Collecting, was published by The Atlantic in 1918. It was an enormous success in the circle of bibliophiles throughout England and America, and led Newton to a successful writing and speaking career. Additional books by Newton include A Magnificent Farce and Other Diversions of a Book-Collector (1921), The Greatest Book in the World and Other Papers (1925), This Book-Collecting Game (1928), A Tourist in Spite of Himself (1930), End Papers (1933), Derby Day and Other Adventures (1934), and Bibliography and Pseudo-Bibliography (1936). He also wrote two plays, Doctor Johnson (1923) and Mr. Strahan's Dinner Party (1930), and many brochures privately printed for his friends.He primarily collected British literature, and was particularly drawn to Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope, and Samuel Johnson. Although he had regular dealings with booksellers in the US and England, many of his books came from his fellow Philadelphian, the antiquarian bookseller A. S. W. Rosenbach??Newton and his family lived at their estate, "Oak Knoll," in Daylesford, Pennsylvania. After a lingering illness, Newton died in 1940, described by the Library of Congress as "the most famous and influential of American book collectors." His remarkable collection of rare books was auctioned off by Parke-Bernet in 1941, with his personal papers and his published writings being donated to the Free Library by his son, E. Swift Newton, in 1954.From the collection of Frederick Ruffner.

N° de réf. du vendeur 69-2888

Détails bibliographiques

Titre
The Celebrated Collection of Americana Formed by the Late Thomas Winthrop Streeter, Public Auction, Volume 6. Apr., 1969. Sale #: 2841, Lot #s 3323-3958.
Auteur
Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc.
Éditeur
New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc.
Année de publication
1969
État de l'article
Good
Reliure
Couverture rigide
Catalogues du vendeur
Auction Catalogue

Wittenborn Art Books

San Francisco, CA, Etats-Unis

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 12 juin 1998

Frais d'expédition à l'intérieur de ce pays : Etats-Unis

Article7 à 14 jours ouvrés6 à 10 jours ouvrés
Premier articleEUR 8,72EUR 17,45
Les délais de livraison sont fixés par les vendeurs et varient en fonction du transporteur et du lieu. Les commandes transitant par les douanes peuvent être retardées et les acheteurs sont responsables de tous les droits ou frais associés. Les vendeurs peuvent vous contacter au sujet de frais supplémentaires afin de couvrir toute augmentation des coûts d'expédition de vos articles.

Modes de paiement

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Chèque
  • En espèces
  • Mandat
  • Traite bancaire
  • Virement bancaire

Description de la boutique

We deal in antiquarian books, prints, posters, paintings and other art related material. We are also a publisher and distributer of art reference books, primarily catalogues raisonnés. We are related to Alan Wofsy Fine Arts and Dow & Frosini. Look for us at www.art-books.com

Spécialité

Art Reference Books, Mexican Movie posters, Picasso, Books with original graphics, San Francisco and California, Leonard Baskin, Judaica graphics and the Haggadah, Original prints and posters, Bibliographies, Silver and Decorative Art books

Profil professionnel du vendeur

Alan Wofsy Fine Arts LLC

1109 Geary Boulevard
San Francisco, CA Etats-Unis 94109