Title
J. M. Edelstein Postcard Collection of American and Foreign Libraries and Bookstores.
Date
ca. 1900-1996
Description
Librarian, bibliographer, and Grolier Club member J. M. Edelstein (1924-1996) spent a lifetime collecting postcards of libraries and bookstores in the United States and abroad. The collection of nearly 3000 items offers an unrivaled panoramic view of twentieth-century book culture as shown by its interior and exterior spaces.
This selection of postcards of New York State bookstores features one of the Gotham Book Mart cats, who famously roamed the shelves of Frances Steloff’s midtown Manhattan shop.
This selection of postcards of New York State bookstores features one of the Gotham Book Mart cats, who famously roamed the shelves of Frances Steloff’s midtown Manhattan shop.
Source
Gift of the estate of J. M. Edelstein, 2005.