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19th Century French Bookstore Poster collection

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 2148

Scope and Contents

The 19th Century French Bookstore Poster collection consists primarily of posters and lithographs produced between 1829 and 1896. There is one woodblock used for printing posters. The posters were largely produced by the publisher or editor, and editors are noted at the item level scope and content note. Posters do not contain information on which bookstore may have displayed them.

Dates

  • 1829-1896

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creators of the posters are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on the use of these materials. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Librairie Benoit Forgeot, using funds from the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2023.

Arrangement

This collection is organized chronologically.

Extent

369.37 Linear Feet (150 containers)

Language of Materials

French

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.bookstore

Biographical / Historical

The 19th Century French Bookstore Poster collection documents a variety of posters (or affiches) used by bookstores in Paris to advertise books, pamphlets, and other merchandise.

Title
Guide to 19th Century French Bookstore Poster Collection
Author
Camila Zorrilla Tessler
Date
October 2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
English

Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository

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