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Wise men fished here : a centennial exhibition in honor of the Gotham Book Mart : 1920-2020
- Title
- Wise men fished here : a centennial exhibition in honor of the Gotham Book Mart : 1920-2020 / David McKnight, curator ; Katherine Aid, assistant curator; Camille Davis, assistant curator.
- Author
- McKnight, David (David Norman)
- Publication
- [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] : Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Philadelphia, PA, 2019.
- [York, Pennsylvania] : The YGS Group, York, PA.
- ©2019
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFF 19-2407 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Additional Authors
- Aid, Katherine
- Camden, Beth Picknally
- Constantinou, Constantia
- Davis, Camille
- Fisher, Janice
- Gottschalk, Andrea
- Varela, Elsa
- Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts (University of Pennsylvania Libraries), issuing body.
- University of Pennsylvania. Libraries, publishers.
- Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania), former owners.
- YGS Group (Firm), (active 2019), printers.
- Description
- viii, [3], 4-171, [1] pages : illustrations; 28 cm
- Subjects
- Booksellers and bookselling
- Women booksellers
- Bookstores
- Booksellers and bookselling > New York (State) > New York > History > Exhibitions
- Steloff, Frances, 1887-1989
- Brown, Andreas
- Exhibition catalogs
- Women booksellers > New York (State) > New York > History > Exhibitions
- History
- Bookstores > New York (State) > New York > History > Exhibitions
- Gotham Book Mart History > Exhibitions
- Gotham Book Mart
- New York (State) > New York
- Genre/Form
- Exhibition catalogs.
- History.
- Note
- "Published by University of Pennsylvania Libraries 3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104"; title page verso.
- Copyright held by: "© 2019 Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania All rights reserved"; title page verso.
- "This catalogue was published by the University of Pennsylvania in conjunction with the exhibit: "Wise Men Fished Here : A Centennial Exhibition in Honor of the Gotham Book Mart 1920-2020." University of Pennsylvania Libraries Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Kamin and Goldstein Family Galleries February 18 through May 20, 2019"; page [iiii] and back cover end flap.
- Edition statement; title page verso.
- "Catalogue design: Andrea Gottschalk Copy editor: Janice Fisher Printer: The YGS Group, York, PA Fonts: Belleza and Open Sans"; title page verso.
- Errata slip laid in.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Foreword / Constantia Constantinou Introduction / David McKnight Wise men fished here: a centennial exhibtion / David McKnight Beginings / David McKnight We moderns: making it new / David McKnight Surrealism and the 1940s / David McKnight Black Sun Press / David McKnight The beats / David McKnight The New York school / David McKnight The seventies / David McKnight Little magazines, portfolios, and small presses / David McKnight Gotham Book Mart as publisher / Camille Davis Wish you were here: the postcard collection / Katherine Aid The enigmatic Edward Gorey Katherine Aid Endings / David McKnight Appendices -- I. Processing a massive gift collection with a streamlined workflow / Elsa Varela and Beth Picknally Camden II. Gotham Book Mart bibliography / Camille Davis Acknowledgments / David McKnight.
- Call Number
- JFF 19-2407
- ISBN
- 9780990448754
- 0990448754
- OCLC
- 1089694262
- Author
- McKnight, David (David Norman), curator.
- Title
- Wise men fished here : a centennial exhibition in honor of the Gotham Book Mart : 1920-2020 / David McKnight, curator ; Katherine Aid, assistant curator; Camille Davis, assistant curator.
- Publisher
- [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] : Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Philadelphia, PA, 2019.
- Manufacturer
- [York, Pennsylvania] : The YGS Group, York, PA.
- Copyright Date
- ©2019
- Edition
- First edition 2019.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Place of Publication
- United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.United States Pennsylvania York.
- Added Author
- Aid, Katherine, co-curator.Camden, Beth Picknally, co-author.Constantinou, Constantia, contributor.Davis, Camille, co-curator.Fisher, Janice, copy editor.Gottschalk, Andrea, book designer.Varela, Elsa, co-author.Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts (University of Pennsylvania Libraries), issuing body.University of Pennsylvania. Libraries, publishers.Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania), former owners.YGS Group (Firm), (active 2019), printers.
- Research Call Number
- JFF 19-2407