Henry E. Huntington's Library of LibrariesRecounts the story of the creation of the railroad magnate's library of rare books and private manuscript collections between 1911 and 1927, going behind the scenes at auction houses and major book dealers to reveal the genesis of what is now a renowned center for humanistic research. Includes bandw photos. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
Contents
Oneonta and Beyond 18501900 | 1 |
A Few Shelves of Sumptuous Books 19001910 | 19 |
From Church to Hoe to Huth 19111912 | 35 |
Following the Auction Market 19131914 | 59 |
The Passion Becomes a Plan 19151916 | 79 |
A Magnificent Scale 19171918 | 101 |
So Little Time 1919 | 121 |
The Books Move West 1920 | 135 |
Incunabula and Manuscripts 19211922 | 155 |
Working with Rosenbach 1923 | 179 |
An Outstanding Endowment 19241925 | 197 |
The Reward of all the Work I Have Ever Done | 221 |
Appendix | 235 |
Bibliography | 257 |
Index | 263 |
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