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Private Libraries Of New York

Private Libraries Of New York

Wynne, James

Paperback

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ISBN10: 9354506461
ISBN13: 9789354506468
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 484
Weight: 1.55
Height: 1.08 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Before New York built its great public institutions, its richest collections lived behind private doors. Step inside. Names, shelves, stories, and streets. From Fifth Avenue salons to quiet streets across Manhattan, Wynne tracks who owned books there. James Wynne's Private Libraries Of New York is a sharply observed map of reading culture in 19th century New York, capturing the people and places that shaped New York City libraries long before catalogues went online. Part bibliographical reference guide, part descriptive library directory, it profiles noted owners, the character of their collections, and the scholarly currents they followed, from theology and law to literature, science, and the fine arts. For anyone drawn to rare books and manuscripts, it offers a clear sense of what was prized, how collections were formed, and where knowledge was kept in a city racing towards modernity. This is also a key document in the history of book collecting and American book history: a record of private libraries in America at a moment when bibliophily helped define status, civic ambition, and intellectual exchange. New York bibliophiles, rare book collectors, and library history researchers will value its names and leads; casual readers will enjoy its intimate view of a vanished urban world where taste was revealed shelf by shelf. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today, a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike, and a worthy public domain reprint edition.

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