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FARNHAM, LUTHER. A Glance at Private Libraries.  Introduction with Annotated Index by Roger E. Stoddard.  ISBN 087730-014-3. Weston, Mass: M & S Press, 1991. 12mo. 112 pp. Orig. cloth. $20.00

 

The first study devoted to American private book collectors, describing 82 private collections, all but 20 in New England.�? Rare book librarian at Harvard, Roger Stoddard reveals the later histories of these great early collections, tracing the chronological travels of many important titles into the late 20th century.�? The starting point for all future work in American book collecting.