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Philip G. Van Wyck : library catalog, manuscript.
Independent Publishing in America from the Eighteenth to the 20th Century Available online
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- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Book collecting--History.
- Book collecting.
- Genre:
- Catalogs
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Production:
- [Place of production not identified] : [producer not identified], 1839
- Summary:
- This well-organized catalog of Van Wyck's library is in a blank book purchased from J.B. Jansen, Bookseller & Stationer, of New York City. Van Wyck had a substantial personal library including poetical works, historical works, geographies, religious works, biographies, novels, miscellaneous works, and while pages devoted to specific authors, such as Charles Dickens and Alexander Dumas. Titles are listed alphabetically under these categories and feature titles such as Sketches by Boz, Homeward Bound, Lady's Book, Memories of a Physician, Pocket Hymns, Don Juan, as well as eight volumes of Shakespeare's works.
- Notes:
- Collection: Book Trade Manuscripts
- Reference: 358934
- Description based on online resource (viewed November 3, 2025).
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