Collection of scrapbooks and associated materials relating to the book arts, 1867-1920.

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Collection of scrapbooks and associated materials relating to the book arts, 1867-1920.

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Correspondence and clippings of articles by Andrews and others concerning his interest in rare books and his publishing activities. Correspondents include individuals, libraries, and his publishers, including Dodd, Mead and Co. and the journals The Bookman and Modern art. Also included are three books privately published by Andrews in the 1860s and two written or compiled by him, as well as book announcements and advertisements for his own books and those of others; Library of Congress copyright certificates for his books; and miscellaneous meeting announcements. Also ALS and signed carte de visite from French artist J.G. Vibert and cartes de viste from three other 19th century French artists. Two resolutions on his death, hand lettered and bound, are included: one from the Continental Assurance Company and the other from the Society of Iconophiles. A copy of the Poems of Fitz-Greene Halleck (1847) bound in red morocco with Andrew's bookplate is of special interest, as Andrews gave personal support to Halleck during his later years. A collection of twelve re-strikes from the of the original copper plates for engravings of the twelve apostles by artist Hans Sebald Beham, given to Andrews by John Woodbury of Boston, completes the collection.

4 linear ft.scrapbooks 8 36 cm.volumes 8.engravings 12 3 cm. x 5 cm. (image area)printing plates 1.

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Grolier Club

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Dodd, Mead & Company

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In 1839 Moses W. Dodd purchased an interest in a New York publishing firm established by John S. Taylor. The following year he severed his connection with Taylor and continued alone until his retirement in 1870. He was succeeded by his son, Frank H. Dodd, who, with his cousin Edward S. Mead, formed the firm Dodd & Mead. A retail department was added to the firm and in 1876 Bleecker Van Wagnen was taken as a partner. The firm was then renamed Dodd, Mead & Company. From the guide to t...

Halleck, Fitz-Greene, 1790-1867

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American author and poet, born and died in Guildford, Connecticut. After a youth spent in business in Connecticut, Halleck came to New York City and attracted attention with humorous articles he wrote for the New York Evening Post. In 1819 he published the first of several editions of his longest single poem, Fanny, a satire on current fashions, social climbings, and politics written in the stanza form and meter of Byron's Don Juan. Halleck's output was small and much of his best work was includ...

Becham, Hans Sebald, 1500-1550.

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Society of Iconophiles

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The Society of Iconophiles was formed in 1894 by William Loring Andrews (1837-1920), a member of the Grolier Club. Its stated purpose was to issue series of engraved views of New York City and portraits of prominent persons connected with New York City. Each series of engravings was issued in an edition of 101. Eleven of these were proofs before letter, which were signed by the engraver. The plates were destroyed after this first printing. The Society initially limited itself to ten members, eac...

Andrews, William Loring, 1837-1920

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Bibliophile. From the description of Letters of William Loring Andrews [manuscript], 1894 May 24 & Aug. 16. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647821540 Book collector, amateur publisher, writer and a founding member of the Grolier Club (1884) and of the Society of Iconophiles. Author of over twenty books about prints, book collecting, and the book arts, Andrews became a director of the Continental Assurance Company in 1875 and chaired its Committee on Account...

Woodbury, John,

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Vibert, J. G. (Jehan Georges), 1840-1902

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Continental Assurance Company.

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