Dictionary of American Antiquarian Bookdealers
- ISBN-10
- 0313266751
- ISBN-13
- 9780313266751
- Category
- Antiquarian booksellers
- Pages
- 269
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Greenwood Publishing Group
- Author
- Donald C. Dickinson
Description
Provides information on 205 notable American antiquarian bookdealers active from Colonia1 times to 1997.
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