Small 4to. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. viii, 442pp. Fine. Handsome and tight first edition, an exhaustive description of one facet of this California library's outstanding, massive manuscript collection.

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Title

Guide to American Historical Manuscripts in the Huntington Library

Publisher

Huntington Library, San Marino

Publication Date

1979

Language

English

ISBN 10

0873281004

ISBN 13

9780873281003

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

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Nearly two million manuscripts are listed alphabetically according to the person or event providing the focal point of the material. They range from letters and business papers, to photographs and diaries, to individual treasures. The entries describe collections containing forty or more pieces, as well as notable single pieces not attached to any collection. There is also a comprehensive index.

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Mary Robertson is the William A. Moffett Chief Curator of Manuscripts at the Huntington Library.

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Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts has been buying and selling quality books, autographs and ephemera since 1991. We specialize in general antiquarian, first editions, signed books and autographs and documents. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA), Universal Autograph Collectors Club (UACC) and The Manuscript Society.

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