DescriptionIsaiah Thomas as Printer, Collector, Historian, and Benefactor / Hannah Mather Crocker and the Mather Family Library / William Bentley and His Library / Christopher Columbus Baldwin Collects for AAS / Lucy and Sarah Chase Collect Contemporary History / The Brinley and Cooke Sales / Three Prominent Worcester Members and Collectors / Charles Henry Taylor, Collector Extraordinaire / American Literature and Poetry / Early Americana / Collecting in Specialized Fields / The Book Trades / Two Worcester Collectors / Westward Expansion / Children's Book Collecting / AAS and the Bibliography of Early American Imprints / Collection Development and Responsible Stewardship. 1 vol. (222 p.) : ill. ;