| Author | : Samuel J. Rogal |
| File Size | : 51,9 Mb |
| Publisher | : Edwin Mellen Press |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 09 May 2024 |
| ISBN | : 0773473793 |
| Pages | : 508 pages |
The Rushton M Dorman Esq Library Sale Catalogue 1886 by Samuel J. Rogal Book PDF Summary
volume is the first in a two-volume set which constitutes an edition of the sale catalogue of the private library of Rushton M. Dorman of Chicago, Illinois, a collection numbering 1842 separate items. The book demonstrates book-collecting and reading habits and interests among affluent late 19th-century Americans. In addition, the substance and tone of the comments set down by the original compiler of the catalogue display the marketing methods employed by a major late-19th-century book-auction firm.