From brinley to zinman, and an account of how the zinman collection relates to the library company by associate librarian james n. While the urinals may be more noticeable, they are not zinman s first gift to the library. Zinman talked about his collection of early american imprints, how and why he put it together, and why he sold it. New york businessman, michael zinman, is a book collector with real passionpassion for the past, passion for. Canvassing books, sample books, and subscription publishers ephemera, 18331951, in the collection of michael zinman arbour, keith on.
Brian tracy has written 52 books in 38 languages with titles including eat that frog, maximum achievement, the psychology of selling, as well as producing 500 audio and video learning programmes. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more. Michael zinman collection of early american imprints. Artblog sensing the past at the library company of. In my early work on this subject, when i had yet to examine a prospectus in person, the reproductions of canvassing ephemera included in this volume were some of my primary archival sources. He had taken a piece of cardboard, and rather than plead his dire condition, came up with a different approach to getting by. The michael zinman collection of printing for the blind. Publishers sample and canvassing books issued prior. Keith arbour is the author of canvassing books, sample books, and subscription publishers ephemera, 1833 1951, in the collection of michael zinman 0. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Jaynes thoughtful and interactive installation is based on her research in the michael zinman collection at the library company, as well as the archives of the new. Metamorphosis books used flaps to tell a story, and tunnel books presented a new perspective through a peephole.
Michael zinman vice president head of high yield research. Michael zinman, a major book collector, has occasionally come across discarded material from the new york public library or the new jersey. Some 1,800 of them have been catalogued by keith arbour, c80, in canvassing books, sample books, and subscription publishers ephemera, 18331951, in the collection of michael zinman 1996. Michael zinman, a gentleman known to many of you in this room, has been a serious book collector for the last thirty years, and since about 1980 a determined acquisitor of american imprints prior to 1801, the period defined by charles evans in his pioneering american bibliography. Treasures from the library company of philadelphia. Adding to the novelty were books with unusual shapes and moveable parts. This multisensory exhibition exploring the nature of perception was on display from april 4, 2016, until october 21, 2016. One of my favorite books on books in my collection is the michael zinman collection of early american imprints library company, 2001. The zinman collection, formed by robert seymour and michael zinman, features sample books from the 1820s through the mid20th century. Lange crane, joan, with the assistance of richard noble. Jun 09, 2018 wonderful as always, kurt, though this time on a sad occasion. Well, michael is primary a collector, but i think he considers himself a bit of a trader.
The michael zinman collection, acquired by the library company in 2000, is the largest collection of early american imprints books, pamphlets, and broadsides printed in the colonies and states before 1801 formed by a private individual since days of the pioneering americana collectors of the 19th century. Graffiti, race, freight hopping and the search for. Art collecting, muses michael zinman, is fundamentally combative. Sensing the past at the library company of philadelphia. They were supported by booksellers, who make their livelihoods poring through collections of books and ephemera and. All described items are from the evocative collection of private collector michael zinman, which enfolds another large collection built over many years by bookseller robert seymour. It is the largest such collection assembled in the 20th century and larger than all but a handful of institutional collections. George webb, a journeyman printer in philadelphia, who printed a few items in charleston in 1731. Includes stereographs, trade cards, collecting cards, lantern slides, and souvenirs. Then there are the collectors, notably michael zinman, who has amassed a vast trove of antique books and manuscripts, including multiple. Michael zinman collection of early american childrens books. Two signs from michael zinman s collection shortly after the collapse of the twin towers in 2001, i came across an enterprising individual, billy mckinney, pitching for 21st century alms in columbus circle in new york city. Michael and tom zubal the book brothers veer from their usual path and bring on special guest renowned book collector michael zinman to set the record straight regarding an important 1990s rescue of tens of thousands of printed artifacts from the new york public library.
Jan 12, 1998 ever since, zinman and several acquaintances in the rare book trade have been preoccupied with whyand whenone of the worlds handful of premier research libraries let this material go out the. Private collectors preferred high spot books, such as revolutionary imprints and. Purchased in the early 1990s by sidney ohlhausen, private collector, houston, texas. Zinman is a new york businessman who makes his living selling used heavy machinery, such as electrical turbines and earthmoving equipment. Acquired by the early 1990s by michael zinman, private collector, new york. Rhymes of contrast on wisdom and folly diane publishing. A conceptual framework that modifies the impure altruism model with heterogeneous preferences and further incorporates the impure public good model is presented to study informal recycling behaviors. Nov 01, 2009 its rare books collection includes the edwin smith papyrus, the oldest medical papyrus. One book that staggers me belongs to renowned collector michael zinman, whose 1787 twovolume edition of the federalist bears a presentation inscription in the second volume from mr madison one of the supposed authors.
Includes samples of mid19thcentury raised letter printing for the blind and pre1801 legal forms, 18th19th centuries. Michael zinman collection of worlds fairs and expositions material date bulk. The third englishlanguage book, kids and cubs by olga perovskaya, is another addition to my growing collection see here and here of englishlanguage childrens books from the former soviet union from progress publishers in moscow. Keith arbours work on subscription bookselling, especially his 1996 bibliography of the michael zinman collection, has been very useful to me. These books are the examples that traveling salesman brought door to door in the nineteenth and twentieth century. Roberts corresponded with mosher and i wrote a little piece about this for the march 2010 issue of endpapers entitled the william roberts of rose. Now in its third year, the prize is sponsored by the southern and northern california chapters of the antiquarian booksellers association of america and is open to collectors aged 35 and under who are living in california. Join facebook to connect with jenson m joy and others you may know.
Cambridge core printing and publishing history the cambridge history of the book in britain edited by david mckitterick. The title zamorin first appears in the writings of ibn battuta in 42. Collection of ephemera reflecting american social and economic development, with an emphasis on the book. The first hundred years of printing in british north america. The book of common prayer london, 1702, the holy bible london, 1684, the whole book of psalms london, 1673 bound together. Profile of polymath book and ephemera collector michael zinman, 63. This collection now resides and is available for study in the special collections department of the. Products of the krauss bindery have passed through some of the most distinguished. I bought a lot of defective books, or what people considered defective. In addition to the leaves themselves, the portfolios include explanatory text written by zinman and an essay by historian of religion mark noll. The booksellers, inside nys most passionate booksellers. This study examines the association between social preferences and recycling behavior in a developing country. Michael and tom zubal the book brothers veer from their usual path and bring on special guest renowned book collector michael zinman to set the record. Michael zinman worlds fairs collection library company.
The folger started with henry and emily folger, two collectors who loved books and shakespeare and had the means to pursue what they loved. This deluxe bible has a number of special chromolithograph pages for recording important family events such as marriages, births, and deaths, and even a temperance pledge. View michael zinman s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Assisted owner, michael zinman, to catalog pre1800 american imprints and process a new collection of books. Word ho chi minh city october 2012 by word vietnam issuu.
Mccorison from cataloguing records of the american antiquarian society and from canvassing books, sample books, and subscription publishers ephemera, 18331951 in the collection of michael zinman, compiled by keith arbour ardsley, n. They were supported by booksellers, who make their livelihoods poring through collections of books and ephemera and bringing those items to the people who want. Michael zinman collection library company of philadelphia. Zinman donated his collection of over a thousand sample books in 1998. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover michael s. Keith arbour author of canvassing books, sample books. Chapman, scientific amusements, for the old and young, grave and gay. Donated in 2020 to museum of the bible, washington, dc. The book i saw the christies catalogis a beautiful thing, gorgeous, says michael zinman. The booklet contains an essay by the noted antiquarian bookseller william s.
The collection has also benefited from the advice of carol grossman, independent scholar and proprietor of four rivers books boulder, colorado, and of al lowman, texas histo. Publishers sample and canvassing books issued prior to the. Diane publishing co po box 617 darby, pa 190230617 18007823833. The michael zinman collection of early american imprints which was acquired by the library company of philadelphia in 2000 contains more than 14,000 books, pamphlets, magazines, and broadsides printed in the thirteen colonies and the united states before 1801. The exhibition will open thursday, may 9, 2017 and run through friday, january 5, 2018. A collectors potluck, paper paraphernalia, stamp stories. Michael zinman collection of worlds fairs and expositions. Keith arbour author of canvassing books, sample books, and. The sample books small, selective versions of the final product were. The bible is the most printed book in history, and the tradition of maintaining a family bible has been around for centuries. Thanks are also extended to michael zinman of ardsley.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. At some libraries, savoring rare books is a tactile. Feb 22, 2021 michael and tom zubal the book brothers veer from their usual path and bring on special guest renowned book collector michael zinman to set the record straight regarding an important 1990s rescue of tens of thousands of printed artifacts from the new york public library. It seems zinman purchased the first volume from a bookseller who did not have the second. This booklet was published on the occasion of the acquisition of the zinman collection, which has made the library company the second largest holder in the nation of books, pamphlets, and broadsides printed before 1801 in what is now the united states. Jordan wins california young book collectors prize.
A wonderfullythorough compilation of information on salesman samplecanvassing books and subscription publishers ephemera, 18331951, from the collection of michael zinman, as. The fundamental takeaway is the inseparability of product design and product marketing in. Canvassing books, sample books, and subscription publishers ephemera 18331951 in the collection of michael zinman. Zinmans collection of some 11,500 books, pamphlets, and broadsides. The booksellers how book dealers are reacting to the. Canvassing books, sample books, and subscription publishers. The 2021 california young book collectors prize has been awarded to jessica camille jordan of palo alto, california, for her collection women in subscription bookselling. New york exhibition of the industry of all nations 18531854. This one is a collection of stories from the authors idyllic and humorous childhood in alma alta, kazakhstan.
Thomas prince seems to have been a born book collector. I got bill reese and michael zinman both to sign at the 2005 san francisco book fairand they did with dueling inscriptions, poking fun at each. The book s importance for the mosher collection is that it shows a picture of william roberts who, along with his wife, ran the roberts press in rose valley and who later moved to arden in 1917. This collection is largely in english but some portions are in french, german, and spanish. The cambridge history of the book in britain edited by david. Jun 09, 2017 the michael zinman collection of early american imprints which was acquired by the library company of philadelphia in 2000 contains more than 14,000 books, pamphlets, magazines, and broadsides printed in the thirteen colonies and the united states before 1801. Collection of ephemera reflecting american social and economic development, with an emphasis on the book trades.
A series of photo album pages are included in the back. Michael zinman worlds fairs collection library company of. One such modern publication is the american bible, a series of portfolios containing thirtyeight leaves from early american bibles in the collection of michael zinman. Tells about a sign of richard nixon he mounted on a building he owns, and a series. The zinman collection, formed by robert seymour and michael. Jun 03, 2016 surrounded by whitewashed walls like an open book, the artists multisensory objects translate 19thcentury alphabets for the blind into a language of touch, hearing, and smell. The cambridge history of the book in britain edited by. Books are a source of fun parlor entertainment, as it was called in the 19th century. Sep 18, 2010 of course, there are other views, too. Canvassing books, sample books, and subscription publishers ephemera, 18331951, in the collection of michael zinman. Have you heard the one about the traveling booksalesman. Apr 25, 2017 philadelphia, paapril 24, 2017the library company of philadelphia is excited to announce the opening of a new exhibition, the living book.
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