Download or read book Private Libraries of New York Classic Reprint written by James Wynne and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Private Libraries of New York The separate articles have all undergone a careful revision, while many have been en tirely rewritten, and a few new ones added. As it now stands, the work may be consid ered as giving a tolerablv fair account of most of the private collections in New York, and will be a sufficient guide to the student as to the sources from which he may hope to derive information, not to be found in the public libraries. This has been a prominent object in the preparation of these articles, and has operated in a no less degree with the collectors of the various libraries in frankly permitting an account of them to be given to the public. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book 4 PRIVATE LIB OF NEW YORK written by Henri Pe Ne Du Bois and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-08 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Four Private Libraries of New-York: A Contribution to the History of Bibliophilism in America They printed the poets of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries who were not poets. They spoiled thus all the good paper that there was in Holland, and left to the artists the paper of the greengrocers. They exalted, in reports of public exhibitions where they were judges more implacable than [eacus and Rhadamanthus, Simier above Thouvenin, the pseudo-classics, the worn-out ideas of book-making, the faded ideals of book-collecting. In their autocracy they were aided by the men who were forming libraries. These obeyed because in obeying they needed not to think or work or be artists. For fifty years of artistic liberty a library was formed with less application than a laborer gives to the breaking of stones on the highway. There was a Draconian rule. Anybody who had money and a manual obtained missals, incunabula, books with wood-engravings, books with vignettes, books from fa mous libraries; and to give them the most recent expression of the beautiful marked them with an insignificant book - plate. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The New York Public Library s Books of the Century written by Elizabeth Diefendorf and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents an exhibition created to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the New York Public Library in 1995, profiling books that had a significant influence, consequence, or resonance during the library's first century. Lists over 150 titles, grouped within eleven categories.
Download or read book Catalogue of Library Sets Art Books First Editions from Various Private Collections written by American Art Association and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-04-30 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Catalogue of Library Sets, Art Books, First Editions, From Various Private Collections: Including the Estates of the Late Edwin E. Jackson, Jr., Of Brooklyn, N. Y., Robert Maxwell of New York City, Gustav Kobbé of Bayshore, L. I Complete set, with all Titles and Indexes; the title of volume one bearing date of 1839. The six concluding numbers of Vol. II., March to August, 1836, were edited, anonymously by Hawthorne, who, with his sister, wrote or revised almost the entire contents. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Private Libraries of New York written by James Wynne and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of a Magnificent Private Library the Property of a Gentleman of New York Who Has Taken Up His Residence Abroad written by James Warren Bouton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-04-29 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Catalogue of a Magnificent Private Library, the Property of a Gentleman of New York Who Has Taken Up His Residence Abroad: Now on Sale at the Prices Affixed The Catalogue embraces a wide range of subjects in His tory, Biography, Travels, Poetry, The Drama, Philosophy, Antiquities, Fiction, and is rich in Fine Art, and Illustrated Literature. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Philobiblon written by Richard De Bury and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2019-06-12 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Will always hold an honorable place for bibliophiles." — The University of Chicago Press One of the earliest treatises on the value of preserving neglected manuscripts, building a library, and book collecting, Richard De Bury's The Philobiblon was written in 1345 and circulated widely in manuscript form for over a century. The first printed edition appeared in Cologne in 1473, and several others soon followed as the invention of the printing press spread throughout the late Medieval world. The chapter titles of this legendary work reflect its nature, combining the author's love for and commitment to the importance of books and the knowledge they contain with thoughts on collecting them, lending them, teaching with them, and simply enjoying them: "That the Treasure of Wisdom is chiefly contained in books," "What we are to think of the price in the buying of books," "Who ought to be special lovers of books," and "Of the manner of lending all our books to students." The Prologue ends with the following thought: "And this treatise (divided into twenty chapters) will clear the love we have had for books from the charge of excess, will expound the purpose of our intense devotion, and will narrate more clearly than light all the circumstances of our undertaking. And because it principally treats of the love of books, we have chose after the fashion of the ancient Romans fondly to name it by a Greek word, Philobiblon." This volume offers modern bibliophiles a splendid edition of one of the first books ever to study, define, and, above all, praise their passion: the all-encompassing love of books.
Download or read book Catalogue of the Entire Private Library of the Late Mr William J Davis written by Bangs & Co and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Eleanor and Hick written by Susan Quinn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A warm, intimate account of the love between Eleanor Roosevelt and reporter Lorena Hickok—a relationship that, over more than three decades, transformed both women's lives and empowered them to play significant roles in one of the most tumultuous periods in American history In 1932, as her husband assumed the presidency, Eleanor Roosevelt entered the claustrophobic, duty-bound existence of the First Lady with dread. By that time, she had put her deep disappointment in her marriage behind her and developed an independent life—now threatened by the public role she would be forced to play. A lifeline came to her in the form of a feisty campaign reporter for the Associated Press: Lorena Hickok. Over the next thirty years, until Eleanor’s death, the two women carried on an extraordinary relationship: They were, at different points, lovers, confidantes, professional advisors, and caring friends. They couldn't have been more different. Eleanor had been raised in one of the nation’s most powerful political families and was introduced to society as a debutante before marrying her distant cousin, Franklin. Hick, as she was known, had grown up poor in rural South Dakota and worked as a servant girl after she escaped an abusive home, eventually becoming one of the most respected reporters at the AP. Her admiration drew the buttoned-up Eleanor out of her shell, and the two quickly fell in love. For the next thirteen years, Hick had her own room at the White House, next door to the First Lady. These fiercely compassionate women inspired each other to right the wrongs of the turbulent era in which they lived. During the Depression, Hick reported from the nation’s poorest areas for the WPA, and Eleanor used these reports to lobby her husband for New Deal programs. Hick encouraged Eleanor to turn their frequent letters into her popular and long-lasting syndicated column "My Day," and to befriend the female journalists who became her champions. When Eleanor’s tenure as First Lady ended with FDR's death, Hick pushed her to continue to use her popularity for good—advice Eleanor took by leading the UN’s postwar Human Rights Commission. At every turn, the bond these women shared was grounded in their determination to better their troubled world. Deeply researched and told with great warmth, Eleanor and Hick is a vivid portrait of love and a revealing look at how an unlikely romance influenced some of the most consequential years in American history.
Download or read book The Last Painting of Sara de Vos written by Dominic Smith and published by Sarah Crichton Books. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Written in prose so clear that we absorb its images as if by mind meld, “The Last Painting” is gorgeous storytelling: wry, playful, and utterly alive, with an almost tactile awareness of the emotional contours of the human heart. Vividly detailed, acutely sensitive to stratifications of gender and class, it’s fiction that keeps you up at night — first because you’re barreling through the book, then because you’ve slowed your pace to a crawl, savoring the suspense.” —Boston Globe A New York Times Bestseller A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice A RARE SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY PAINTING LINKS THREE LIVES, ON THREE CONTINENTS, OVER THREE CENTURIES IN THE LAST PAINTING OF SARA DE VOS, AN EXHILARATING NEW NOVEL FROM DOMINIC SMITH. Amsterdam, 1631: Sara de Vos becomes the first woman to be admitted as a master painter to the city’s Guild of St. Luke. Though women do not paint landscapes (they are generally restricted to indoor subjects), a wintry outdoor scene haunts Sara: She cannot shake the image of a young girl from a nearby village, standing alone beside a silver birch at dusk, staring out at a group of skaters on the frozen river below. Defying the expectations of her time, she decides to paint it. New York City, 1957: The only known surviving work of Sara de Vos, At the Edge of a Wood, hangs in the bedroom of a wealthy Manhattan lawyer, Marty de Groot, a descendant of the original owner. It is a beautiful but comfortless landscape. The lawyer’s marriage is prominent but comfortless, too. When a struggling art history grad student, Ellie Shipley, agrees to forge the painting for a dubious art dealer, she finds herself entangled with its owner in ways no one could predict. Sydney, 2000: Now a celebrated art historian and curator, Ellie Shipley is mounting an exhibition in her field of specialization: female painters of the Dutch Golden Age. When it becomes apparent that both the original At the Edge of a Wood and her forgery are en route to her museum, the life she has carefully constructed threatens to unravel entirely and irrevocably.
Download or read book Catalogue of the Books Contained in the Barrow Library written by John Wylie Barrow and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-11-22 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Catalogue of the Books Contained in the Barrow Library: To Be Sold at Private Sale, at One Hundred and Forty-Nine Second Ave., (Near Tenth St.), New York City, 1888 II. Synagogue rolls These are three in number, and the first, the Pentateuch in Hebrew, written by the Jews in China, being the most important. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Catalogue of the Entire Private Library of T H Morrell written by Thomas H. Morrell and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of Paintings in the Picture Galleries written by New York Public Library and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-17 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Scrope Or the Lost Library written by Frederic B. Perkins and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-23 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Scrope, or the Lost Library: A Novel of New York and Hartford Thus vociferated, at a quarter past five o'clock in the afternoon of Tues day, January 9th, A. D. 186 with the professional accelerando and with a final smart rising inflection, that experienced and successful auctioneer Mr. Howlan'd Ball, a broad-shouldered powerful looking man of middle height, with a large head, full eyes, a bluff look, spectacles and plenty of stiff short iron gray hair. A tall personage, old, gaunt and dry, but apparently strong, with dus ty black clothes and a stove-pipe hat, pulled down over his eyes in the front row of seats, a little to one side of Mr. Ball's desk, answered in a grave dry deliberate voice. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Low Life written by Lucy Sante and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic social history of corruption and vice in nineteenth-century NYC: “A cacophonous poem of democracy and greed, like the streets of New York themselves” (John Vernon, Los Angeles Times Book Review). Lucy Sante’s Low Life is a portrait of America’s greatest city, the riotous and anarchic breeding ground of modernity. This is not the familiar saga of mansions, avenues, and robber barons, but the messy, turbulent, often murderous story of the city’s slums; the teeming streets—scene of innumerable cons and crimes whose cramped and overcrowded housing is still a prominent feature of the cityscape. Low Life voyages through Manhattan from four different directions. Part One examines the actual topography of Manhattan from 1840 to 1919; Part Two, the era’s opportunities for vice and entertainment—theaters and saloons, opium and cocaine dens, gambling and prostitution; Part Three investigates the forces of law and order which did and didn’t work to contain the illegalities; Part Four counterposes the city’s tides of revolt and idealism against the city as it actually was. Low Life is one of the most provocative books about urban life ever written—an evocation of the mythology of the quintessential modern metropolis, which has much to say not only about New York’s past but about the present and future of all cities.
Download or read book History of the City of New York Vol 2 of 3 written by Martha J. Lamb and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the City of New York, Vol. 2 of 3: Its Origin, Rise, and Progress; Containing Over Three Hundred Superb Illustrations It has been my intention to collect under one view the almost count less authorities from which I have derived aid. But the extreme dim culty of assigning a proper measure to such catalogue, and the absolute want of space for its insertion, deprive me of the coveted pleasure. It would be useful to the student; and yet it would give a totally inade quate notion of the vast extent of the field in which I have been gleaning. Some of the choicest links in my chain have been found in the most out of-the-way places among seared and yellow letters written by actors in the great events narrated, in old sermons, records of trials, wills, genealogical manuscripts; documents, and pamphlets; while concerning certain matters tinged with ambiguity and uncertainty, I have discovered extraordinary and unique sources of authentic information outside of the city and State. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
