CATALOGUE Of BOOKS RELATING To AMERICAN HISTORY. No. 52. 1916.; Offered for Sale by C. Gerhardt, 331 Amersterdam Avenue New York Books and Autographs Telephone: Schuyler 8569

[Bookseller Catalogue]. Gerhardt, C[hristian. 1866 - 1955]

Verlag: C. Gerhardt, New York, 1916

Beschreibung

24 pp (including wrappers) 6-1/2" x 4-3/8" About Gerhardt himself, Guido Bruno, in his Adventures in American Bookshops [pp 54 - 55], describes Gerhardt as a specialist in "out of the way books by out of the way authors", who "issues catalogues every month, and these catalogues are indexes of curiosities of literature." He further shares the Gerhardt was a champion of Zoe Anderson, the self-proclaimed "Queen of Bohemia", and supporter / active participant in her Ragged Edge Club. In 1949, AB Bookman's Weekly would, when Gerhardt was 83, anoint him as the "Dean of American Antiquarian Booksellers." Herein this one catalogue, the majority of the 192 items are offered at prices under $5.00, though 5 are priced at the princely sum of $25.00 [e.g., Dunn's History of the Oregon Territory [London: 1846]). Printed buff paper covers, stapled. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 51118

Bibliografische Details

Titel: CATALOGUE Of BOOKS RELATING To AMERICAN ...

Verlag: C. Gerhardt, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1916

Einband: Softcover

Zustand: Modest wear & age-toning, VG+.

Auflage: 1st Printing.