Catalogue of first editions of American authorsÉcompiled, arranged, and for sale by Leon & Brother, under 5th Avenue HotelÉ
by LEON & BROTHER
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About This Item
New York, 1885. The first bookseller's catalogue devoted entirely to American authors, 8vo, 58pp., interleaved; title-p. printed in red and black; orig. printed front wrapper; the whole bound in contemporary or slightly later half brown morocco, slightly rubbed. A landmark in the history of American bookselling. The compiler was Francis Leon, a Polish refugee who opened his shop in 1884. "The publication was such an event that the publishers issued the catalogue not only in an ordinary edition (as here), but also in a deluxe large paper edition on Whatman paper" (Blanck, Papers of the Biblio. Soc., vol. 36, no. 2).
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- Rulon-Miller Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23025
- Title
- Catalogue of first editions of American authorsÉcompiled, arranged, and for sale by Leon & Brother, under 5th Avenue HotelÉ
- Author
- LEON & BROTHER
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1885
- Keywords
- Polish , Refugees , Booksellers' , Catalogues
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books on Books;
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