Dawson's Book Shop
Variant namesErnest Dawson founded Dawson's Book Shop in Los Angeles, CA, in 1905 at 713 South Broadway; Dawson began the store with a purchase of 2,250 books from the Salvation Army at 1 cent apiece, and immediately resold one of them, a book on Indian basketry, for $2.50; issued first rare book catalog in 1907, and with its success, Dawson began to specialize in rare books; the shop moved to 518 South Hill St. in 1908; Dawson made his first business trip to London in 1911, beginning a long series of buying expeditions made by members of his staff; soon he was attending book auctions in Boston, Philadelphia, and New York and conducting worldwide searches for collectors; the business moved to 627 South Grand Ave. in 1922, and to 550 South Figueroa St. in 1952; while always dealing primarily in rare and second hand books, the business has published small editions of books related to western America and the history of books; after Dawson's death in 1947, his sons Glen and Muir continued the book shop.
From the description of Records, 1910-1950. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38963340
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referencedIn | Walter Lewis Burns Papers, 1905-1955 | University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections. | |
referencedIn | Harmer E. Davis Collection of Book Ephemera, 1931-1964 | The Institute of Transportation Studies Library | |
referencedIn | William Bentinck-Smith papers, 1941-1975. | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Lerner, Abe, 1908-2002. Abe Lerner papers, 1929-2002 (bulk 1957-2002) | Grolier Club | |
creatorOf | Wightman, Julia P.,. [Ethiopian prayer scroll]. | Pierpont Morgan Library. | |
creatorOf | Rosenbach Company. Correspondence, 1903-1953 | Rosenbach Museum & Library | |
creatorOf | Carnegie Book Shop. Trade catalogs of booksellers, 1906-1967. | University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library | |
referencedIn | Dawson's Book Shop Records, 1910-1950 | University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections. | |
referencedIn | Booksellers' catalogues published in the United States and Europe, 1922-2005. | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Correspondence with booksellers concerning Gilbert White, 1888-1938. | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | William R. K. Young and Morgan A. Gunst correspondence, 1909-1940. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
creatorOf | Wightman, Julia P.,. [Ethiopian prayerbook]. | Pierpont Morgan Library. | |
referencedIn | Roy Vernon Sowers and Margaret Cosgrave Sowers papers, 1629-1994. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
creatorOf | Shaffer, Ellen, 1904-. Ellen K. Shaffer papers, 1905-1993. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
referencedIn | Ernest James Wessen correspondence with Jacob Blanck, 1944-1973. | Houghton Library | |
creatorOf | Marcus, Stanley,. [Ethiopian prayer to Jesus Christ]. | Pierpont Morgan Library. | |
referencedIn | Jack London Collection, 1914, 1940 | University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. | |
creatorOf | Dawson's Book Shop. Dawson's Book Shop. | School of The Art Institute of Chicago, John M Flaxman Library | |
creatorOf | Dawson's Book Shop. Records, 1910-1950. | University of California, Los Angeles | |
creatorOf | Davis, Harmer Elmer, 1905-. [Harmer E. Davis collection of book ephemera]. | Institute of Transportation Studies Library | |
referencedIn | Burns, Walter Lewis. Papers, 1905-1955. | University of California, Los Angeles | |
referencedIn | Mary Hyde Eccles papers, 1853-2005, (bulk) 1939-2003. | Houghton Library |
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correspondedWith | Bentinck-Smith, William, 1914- | person |
associatedWith | Burns, Walter Lewis | person |
associatedWith | Burns, Walter Lewis. | person |
associatedWith | Davis, Harmer Elmer, 1905- | person |
associatedWith | DawsonBook Shop | person |
associatedWith | Dawson, Ernest, 1882-1947. | person |
associatedWith | Dawson, Glen, 1912- | person |
associatedWith | Dawson, Muir. | person |
associatedWith | Dawson, Thomas, 1848-1937? | person |
correspondedWith | Eccles, Mary Hyde. | person |
correspondedWith | Henshaw, Samuel, 1852-1941 | person |
associatedWith | Lerner, Abe, 1908-2002. | person |
associatedWith | Rosenbach Company. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Shaffer, Ellen, 1904- | person |
associatedWith | Wessen, Ernest James, 1887-1974 | person |
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California--Los Angeles |
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Booksellers and bookselling |
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Americans
English