Papers and correspondence, [1900-1956], (bulk 1910-1930).

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Papers and correspondence, [1900-1956], (bulk 1910-1930).

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Letters from booksellers and collectors to Swann concerning his activities in the New York book trade. Also holograph appraisal of the library of J.P. Morgan made in 1915-1916 with the assistance of Joseph Martini (Guiseppe Martini). Collection includes testimonials gathered by Swann in England in 1900 as to his character and ability and two typescripts by him on important sales. Correspondents include Cortlandt Field Bishop, P.J. Foley, and Byrne Hackett of the Brick Row Book Shop. Collection includes undated typescript by Ernest Dawson, "What's wrong with the book trade?" Also three photographs and some clippings relating to Swann's departure from the American Art Association in 1927 and other related topics.

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Swann, Arthur, 1875-1959

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Bookseller and auctioneer, Arthur Swann worked in Liverpool and Leeds before coming to New York City and joining the Anderson Auction Company, where he prepared catalogs for the book auctions. From 1913 he was associated with the American Art Association (AAA) and organized its rare book and manuscript department. Swann left AAA in 1927, and in 1929 it merged with Anderson Galleries. He served briefly as a vice-president of the Brick Row Book Shop (then in New York City) and from 1933 was vice-p...

Hackett, Edmond Byrne, 1879-

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Edmond Byrne Hackett was born in Kilkenny, Ireland on June 8, 1879 and came to the United States in 1895. He was employed as a salesman by Doubleday Page & Company in New York from 1901-1907, and as manager of publishing by Baker & Taylor Company from 1907-1909. Hackett served as director of the Yale University Press soon after its founding in 1908. He was also the founder of the Brick Row Book Shop in New York. Hackett died on November 10, 1953. From the description of E. By...

Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913

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Collector. From the description of John Pierpont Morgan collection of signers of the Declaration of Independence, 1761-1803. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79448959 Financier, industrial organizer, and art collector. Born in 1837 in Hartford, John Pierpont Morgan was educated in the U.S. and Europe before embarking on a career as a banker. From his first position as an unsalaried clerk at the New York banking firm of Duncan, Sherman & Company, Morgan went on to become a ...

Brick Row Book Shop (New York, N.Y.)

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The Brick Row Bookshop was established in New Haven, Connecticut in 1915 to provide the Yale community with good editions of standard literature. Edmund Byrne Hackett, the first director, was in charge of the business until his death 1953. The shop's original store in New Haven and branch in Princeton, New Jersey were closed during the Depression of the 1930s and consolidated into the New York City location. The shop moved to Austin, Texas in 1954 after its purchase by Frank Gilliam, Hackett's l...

Martini, Guiseppe, 1870-1944.

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Anderson Galleries, Inc.

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Art galleries at Park Avenue and 59th Street; New York, N.Y. From the description of Anderson Galleries exhibition catalogs, [undated] and 1918-1934. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122515469 ...

Dawson, Ernest,

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Bishop, Cortlandt F. (Cortlandt Field), 1870-1935

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American Art Association, Anderson Galleries (Firm)

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Foley, Patrick Kevin, 1856-1937

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Patrick Kevin Foley (1856-1937) was born in Ireland and came to the United States in 1881. He started as a travelling book salesman and later became a general agent for subscription book houses. He developed into a bibliographical expert and a great antiquarian bookseller, starting in business in 1896. His knowledge of New England authors was considerable and in 1897 he published American Authors, 1795-1895. A Bibliography of First and Notable Editions Chronologically Arranged with Notes. Foley ...