DIGIRENT - Henry E. Huntington's Library of Libraries
Donald C. Dickinson
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Henry E. Huntington's Library Donald C. Dickinson epub Henry E. Huntington's Library Donald C. Dickinson pdf download Henry E. Huntington's Library Donald C. Dickinson pdf file Henry E. Huntington's Library Donald C. Dickinson audiobook Henry E. Huntington's Library Donald C. Dickinson book review Henry E. Huntington's Library Donald C. Dickinson summary | #3669493 in Books | Huntington Library Press | 1995-01-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 10.00 x.63 x7.00l,.0 | File type: PDF | 304 pages | ||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| The interesting (but detailed) history of the collection of a world-class library.|By James Korsmo|This interesting book is really a mini-biography of Henry Huntington with special attention on his book collecting. Or maybe, better said, it is a biography of his library. Huntington was a railroad magnate who made his name and fortune pioneering the rail system that allowed LA t|From Library Journal|Neither a biography nor an institutional history, this readable book instead recounts the story of an extraordinary collector, his collecting passion, and the bookdealers who abetted him. Dickinson, a University of Arizona library science pr
Henry E. Huntington was one of the most important book and manuscript collectors of the twentieth century. After making a fortune in the railroad industry, he set out to build a rare book and manuscript library. He succeeded in gathering his unequaled collections over a period of only fifteen years, a result not only of personal determination and almost unlimited means but of fortunate timing. In 1911, as he began to develop a serious interest in rare books, importa...
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