Jacob & Josephine ver Brugge Zeitlin Collection on Bookselling, Publishing, Book Collection and Printing
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises approximately 180 catalogued books on book history, book collecting, the book trade, and the book arts. It also includes 10 document boxes of catalogues from booksellers and auction houses, exhibition catalogues, and brochures from academic libraries and museums, all of which are inventoried. A highlight of the book collection is a complete set of the original issues of The Fleuron: A Journal of Typography (1923–1930).
Dates
- 1888 - 1988
Creator
Extent
12 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
French
German
Italian
Danish
Latin
Japanese
Swedish
Abstract
Collection of books and related ephemera on book history, collecting, the book trade, and book arts.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials were donated to Occidental in 1985 and 1986 by Jake and Josephine ver Brugge Zeitlin.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository