Rare Books
List of books privately printed by William K. Bixby : and those privately printed by book clubs from manuscripts in his collection, including short sketches written by Mr. Bixby for book clubs
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List of books printed [manuscript]
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Notes: Handwritten list. Publications listed are dated from 1757 to 1781. Note on verso reads: "Given to me by Mr. Walpole, and written by himself --but very many things were printed afterwards". Tipped onto front fly leaf.
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Rare books, autographs, manuscripts from Henry E. Huntington and William K. Bixby
Manuscripts
The collection consists of the personal and business papers of Henry E. Huntington. There is material related to the Huntington, Holladay, and Metcalf families, but most of the collection deals with Huntington's business interests in Southern California, railways, real estate, and industry. Series 2. Henry E. Huntington and his family includes biographical information, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, ephemera, and physical objects. There is material related to the Huntington Land and Improvement Company, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, and the Pacific Electric Railway Company as well as other businesses in Los Angeles County, Orange County, and San Gabriel Valley, California. This material includes business records, account books, annual reports, correspondence, maps, tracts, balance sheets, and others. There is also material related to the founding of the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens including auction catalogs, invoices, receipts, and bills for art and rare books, and information regarding a lawsuit about Huntington's estate tax after his death, and the passing of Proposition 15, in 1930, which exempted The Huntington from paying California property tax. There is also material related to Collis P. Huntington and his business interests and Arabella Huntington. Also included are the blueprints for the Huntington's San Marino residence. Series 3. Correspondence contains over 22,000 pieces of personal and business correspondence spanning 1794 to 1970. The physical objects include Henry E. Huntington's lunch box, razors, traveling trunk, and other items.
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The Ashley library : a list of books printed for private circulation
Rare Books
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[Unidentified book]: lists of plates and illustrations to be included (manuscript)
Manuscripts
Includes source material (chiefly manuscript copies of articles, letters, first/third person accounts of historical events, etc.) and manuscript notes labeled: "History XVIII Cent. Being material unused in my (Bell) book of 1912."
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