A. Edward Newton
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Alfred Edward Newton (1864–1940) was an American industrialist better known as an author and avid
Charles Lamb's essay Dream Children. However, the fall in rare book prices steadily through the Great Depression meant that many sold lots brought only a fraction of prices they would have realized at the time of the Jerome Kern
sale in 1929. The three volume Newton sale catalogue remains a useful reference for literature collectors.
Newton was a resident of
Oak Knoll Books is named after Oak Knoll.[2]
Selected writings
- The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections (1918)
- A Magnificent Farce: and Other Diversions of a Book-collector (1921)
- Book-Collecting Game (1928)
References
- ^ Library of Congress: Rare Book Division (1940). A Tribute to A. Edward Newton, Christmas, 1940. US GPO.
- ^ a b "A. Edward Newton collection, 1808-1966". dla.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
External links
- Works by A. Edward Newton at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about A. Edward Newton at Internet Archive
- Works by A. Edward Newton at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Ring, Rick. "Fabulous Keepsake of the Newton Sale". Retrieved 2009-05-24.
- Smith, Geoffrey D. "Great Auctions of the Past, The A. Edward Newton Auction, Part One". Archived from the original on 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
- Smith, Geoffrey D. "Great Auctions of the Past, The A. Edward Newton Auction, Part Two". Archived from the original on 2009-11-25. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
- A. Edward Newton Letters at Newberry Library
- Guide to the A. Edward Newton Papers at the University of Denver Retrieved 2014-09-25.
- Edward Newton Collection. Material from the library of A. Edward Newton, (94 titles). From the Rare Book and Special Collections Division at the Library of Congress
- A. Edward Newton Collection finding aid from the Free Library of Philadelphia
- A. Edward Newton Collection From the Rare Book and Special Collections Division at the Library of Congress
- A. Edward Newton draft and proofs of Bibliography and Pseudo-Bibliography, 1936 From the University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
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