Blanck, Jacob, 1906-1974

American bibliographer.

Jacob Blanck's career as a bibliographer and editor included positions as rare book editor of Publishers Weekly and Antiquarian Bookman, 1936-1952; bibliographer in Americana at the Library of Congress, 1939-1941; and editor of Bibliography of American Literature, 1943-1974. He also edited the third and fourth volumes of Merle Johnson's American First Editions (1936, 1942) and published four books, including two children's books. He held an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from Brown University (1969) and a Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University (1970). Blanck died December 25, 1974 in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.

Blanck was a bibliographer and author. He was editor of the Bibliography of American Literature . His Jonathan and the rainbow was published in 1958 by Houghton Mifflin.

Blanck was a bibliographer and author. He was editor of the Bibliography of American Literature. His Jonathan and the rainbow was published in 1958 by Houghton Mifflin.

Jacob Blanck, bibliographer and editor of the Bibliography of American Literature and the third and fourth volumes of Merle Johnson's American First Editions.

Blanck was a bibliographer and author. He was editor of the Bibliography of American Literature.

Jacob Nathaniel Blanck was an American bibliographer and antiquarian. Born in Boston, he was educated in Boston public schools and late in life was awarded honorary degrees from Brown and Harvard universities. His interest in books led him to positions as editor for Publishers Weekly and Antiquarian Bookman, as bibliographer for the Library of Congress, and to his key work, editor of the Bibliography of American Literature, a magisterial accomplishment that has received consistent praise. In addition to writing numerous articles and compiling various bibliographies, Blanck also wrote several acclaimed children's books.