[Rarebooks] fs: The Streeter Americana Collection

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

The Celebrated Collection of Americana formed by the late Thomas Winthrop 
Streeter, Morristown, New Jersey. Volume One [thru] Volume Seven [and the] 
Index.

New York; Parke-Bernet Galleries: 1966-1970.

The catalogs to the auctions at which was dispersed the greatest collection 
of Americana privately assembled in the 20th century. Thomas W. Streeter 
was, according to his son (writing in the 1984 Walpole Society Note Book), 
"a lawyer by training...by avocation, however, he was a historian". He was 
also a collector par excellence, and the younger Streeter recalls that in 
the mid-1920s he and his brother lost their playroom to the ever-expanding 
library.

The stock market crash of 1929 forced Streeter to sell much of the 
collection, but better times eventually enabled him to begin again, and 
from the late 1930s through the 1950s he collected voraciously. He also 
catalogued his books, and his notes fill 87 notebooks which are now housed 
at the American Antiquarian Society, and were also included in many of 
these auction catalog entries. The catalogs of this landmark sale remain of 
great value as a reference.

Hardcover. 8 vols. 7"x10", 4,421 lots, b/w illustrations. Spines a bit 
sunned, a little dusty, else a tight, clean set. The Index volume has 
printed price results for all seven volumes.  [07373]  $650.00


JOSLIN HALL RARE BOOKS, ABAA
Fine books of the 16th-20th centuries
on the decorative and fine arts & design

Post Office Box 516, Concord, Massachusetts 01742 USA
telephone (617) 492-5367

--> Subscribe to our free email News List and get special
      discounts and offers on selected books!
<http://joslinhall.com/mailman/listinfo/jhrbnews_joslinhall.com>

--> Our full-service website features 86 separate subject
      categories, and has full search capabilities.
<http://www.joslinhall.com>

--> Visit our new BARGAIN BIN pages for a selection
      of good, inexpensive books for your bookshelf!
<http://www.joslinhall.com/special-1.htm>

  ~~

TERMS:
All payments must be in U.S. funds and negotiable through a U.S. bank; We 
accept checks, money orders, American Express, Visa and Mastercard. Books 
may be reserved pending payment; Institutions may be billed; Standard 
courtesies to institutions and the trade; Postage charges are $5.00 for the 
first book, and $1.50 for each additional book. Shipments outside the U.S. 
will be billed at cost. We accept returns if we are notified within ten 
days of your receipt of the books-please ask for full instructions and 
terms. Massachusetts residents must add 5% state sales tax.

As members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America we are 
committed to upholding high professional standards and making sure your 
bookbuying experience is enjoyable.