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A Catalogue of the Books in the Library of Dartmouth College. Published by Order of the Trustees
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Hanover: Printed by George Hough, 1825. 12mo. 185 x 120 mm., [7 ¼ x 4 ¾ inches]. 44 pp. Disbound from pamphlet volume; paper stock toned with age. Catalogue of the collection of approximately 1600 titles, comprised of the various 'society libraries' established on the Dartmouth campus in last decades of the 18th century. It also includes the gift of 470 volumes donated to the library in 1819 by Isaiah Thomas, printer, founder of the American Antiquarian Society, and Good Friend of Dartmouth College. The catalogue, probably written by Timothy Farrar librarian from 1823-1826, is organized in short title format, including the location, last name of the author or first words of the title, format, and number of volumes. The collection consists of Greek and Roman classics, American history, literature, rhetoric, natural history, mathematics, chemistry, theology, and poetry. Surprisingly, there are no works by Eleazar Wheelock, clergyman, minister to local Indian tribe, and founder of Dartmouth College, who in the 1760's published a number of important pamphlets on the need to convert Native Americans to Christianity. For an informative view on the establishment of the Dartmouth College Library see Lois A. Krieger's pamphlet, The Woodward Succession: A Brief History of the Dartmouth College Library, 1769-2002, Hanover, 2002. It chronicles the fight between the founders and trustees of the College and the New Hampshire State Legislature over control of the institution which initiated a law suit and ended up in the Supreme Court of the United States. John Marshall wrote the decision in favor the College in February of 1819. Krieger highlights the prominent role played by the early Society Libraries on the campus and the formation of the College Library after the Supreme Court decision. OCLC lists only the Harvard College copy, but many other copies are to be found in individual library catalogues, including Dartmouth College and AAS to name only two. Shoemaker. Early American Imprints, 20259.
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- A Catalogue of the Books in the Library of Dartmouth College. Published by Order of the Trustees
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- Dartmouth College Library
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- Printed by George Hough
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- 1825
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About De Simone Company, Booksellers
De Simone Company Booksellers specializes in early Italian books and manuscripts, mostly in the fields of social science, history, antiquarian bibliography and illustrated books. The owner, Daniel De Simone, has a particular interest in books, manuscripts, and ephemera printed in, or about, the history of Ferrara, Italy. The business also deals in 19th-century Americana and fine books in all fields and languages.
De Simone Company Booksellers enjoyed its second opening as a book company in 2018 after a seventeen-year hiatus. Originally established in 1978, De Simone Company bought, sold, and evaluated rare books, manuscripts, and prints for twenty-two years before closing, when De Simone accepted the position as Curator of the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection at the Library of Congress.
De Simone held this position for fourteen years before moving to the Folger Shakespeare Library as the Eric Weinmann Librarian. In this position, he managed seven departments, including acquisitions, exhibitions, conservation, research services, and the Library's book, manuscript, and art collections. He held this position for three years before retiring in 2017 and reopening De Simone Company Booksellers.
Because of his experience in both the book trade and rare book librarianship, De Simone consults with institutions about the development and evaluation of their library collections. He is the author and editor of a number of books and articles on the history of book illustration and early bibliography.
He is a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America), the ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), the Print Council of America, the Grolier Club, the Association Internationale de Bibliophilie, the American Printing History Association, the Bibliographical Society of America. He is also the Treasurer of the Antiquarian Book Seminar Foundation, a 501c3, which support the Colorado Antiquarian Books Seminar (CABS). Recently he has been appointed Secretary of Breslauer Prize for Bibliography by the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers.
De Simone Company Booksellers enjoyed its second opening as a book company in 2018 after a seventeen-year hiatus. Originally established in 1978, De Simone Company bought, sold, and evaluated rare books, manuscripts, and prints for twenty-two years before closing, when De Simone accepted the position as Curator of the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection at the Library of Congress.
De Simone held this position for fourteen years before moving to the Folger Shakespeare Library as the Eric Weinmann Librarian. In this position, he managed seven departments, including acquisitions, exhibitions, conservation, research services, and the Library's book, manuscript, and art collections. He held this position for three years before retiring in 2017 and reopening De Simone Company Booksellers.
Because of his experience in both the book trade and rare book librarianship, De Simone consults with institutions about the development and evaluation of their library collections. He is the author and editor of a number of books and articles on the history of book illustration and early bibliography.
He is a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America), the ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), the Print Council of America, the Grolier Club, the Association Internationale de Bibliophilie, the American Printing History Association, the Bibliographical Society of America. He is also the Treasurer of the Antiquarian Book Seminar Foundation, a 501c3, which support the Colorado Antiquarian Books Seminar (CABS). Recently he has been appointed Secretary of Breslauer Prize for Bibliography by the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers.
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