Donald Kerr ist ein leidenschaftlicher Bibliophiler mit einem tiefen Interesse an Buchsammlern, dem Sammelphänomen und der Entstehung privater Bibliotheken. Seine Arbeit taucht in die Geschichte des Sammelns ein und beleuchtet die Leben bedeutender Persönlichkeiten in diesem Bereich. Durch seine Forschung deckt er die faszinierende Welt von Menschen auf, die sich dem Ansammeln und Bewahren literarischer Schätze widmen. Sein tiefes Verständnis der Bücherkultur bietet den Lesern eine neue Perspektive auf den Wert und die Geschichte, die Büchern innewohnt.
Lyrically and spiritually connects readers with the natural world. Donald Jackson explores the rhythms and ways of hunting and fishing, particularly in America's Deep South, and in so doing helps readers understand and find meaning in why hunters and anglers venture far afield.
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The Rev. William Arderne Shoults (1839-1887) His life, his book collection and his legacy to New Zealand
The book delves into the life of Rev. William Arderne Shoults, highlighting his remarkable book collection of around 5,600 items, which includes medieval manuscripts, incunables, and texts on various subjects. It chronicles his education at St. John's College, his work in London's poorer parishes, and his connections with notable figures like Rev. Joseph Leycester Lyne. Additionally, it covers his marriage and travels, including a visit to the Vatican Library. Following his death, his collection was donated to Selwyn College in New Zealand, showcasing the achievements of a 19th-century curate.
Dr Thomas Morland Hocken (1836-1910) arrived in Dunedin in 1862, aged 26. Throughout his busy life as a medical practitioner he amassed books, manuscripts, sketches, maps and photographs of early New Zealand. Much of his initial collecting focused on the early discovery narratives of James Cook; along with the writings of Rev. Samuel Marsden and his contemporaries; Edward Gibbon Wakefield and the New Zealand Company; and Maori, especially in the south. He gifted his collection to the University of Otago in 1910. Hocken was a contemporary of New Zealand's other two notable early book collectors, Sir George Grey and Alexander Turnbull. In this magnificent piece of research, a companion volume to his Amassing Treasures for All Times: Sir George Grey, colonial bookman and collector, Donald Kerr examines Hocken's collecting activities and his vital contribution to preserving the history of New Zealand's early post-contact period.