Booksellers and bookselling
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Dellon Marcus Dewey Albums
Collection — Volume 1-4
Identifier: 2020-032
Content Description
This collection consists of four albums compiled by by Dellon Marcus Dewey, a prolific early Rochester writer and bookseller. The albums are collections of plates or descriptive materials related to Rochester's nursery industry. Only one book is dated (1872), but all presumably come from this time period.
Dates:
1872, undated
Found in:
Local History & Genealogy Division
Dellon Marcus Dewey Albums
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2020-033
Dates:
1872, undated
Found in:
Local History & Genealogy Division
Elizabeth Coyle Collection of William Alling Imprints
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2023-009
Content Description
This collection consists of 10 early Rochester imprints, 9 from the press of William Alling and 1 from the press of Hamlet Scrantom. The volumes in the collection date between 1830 and 1844. They represent imprints from two of Rochester, New York's first printers as passed down through Alling's family for several generations.
Dates:
1830-1844
Found in:
Local History & Genealogy Division
Samuel D. Porter Daybook
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2024-049
Content Description
Consists of credit and debit entries for the bookstore of Samuel D. Porter, Rochester, New York based abolitionist.
Dates:
1841-1842
Found in:
Local History & Genealogy Division