Papers, 1905-1955.

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Papers, 1905-1955.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40847244

29 boxes (14.5 linear ft.)2 oversize boxes.

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7430643

University of California, Los Angeles

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Burns, Walter Lewis.

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Burns worked at Dawson's Book Shop in Los Angeles; became a photographer, artist, and bibliographer. From the description of Papers, 1905-1955. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 40847244 ...

Dawson's Book Shop

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Ernest 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...