P. S. Taylor

Manuscripts: The First Twenty Years P. S. Taylor

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Publisher Marketing: A generous selection of diverse thought on the search for and collection of manuscripts and autograph letters, and their role in the history of ideas, has been culled from the first twenty years of Manuscripts, the Manuscript Society's quarterly publication. Priscilla S. Taylor has arranged, condensed, and, where possible, updated fifty-six memorable articles on the rich variety of the manuscript experience. The articles are grouped into five sections: Pointers for the Collector; Areas in Which to Collect; Historical Documents; Penmanship and Writing Systems; and Manuscripts as a Key to Biography and History. The subject range is broad. Readers will learn what to buy, how to buy, how to avoid forgeries, and how to handle a collection.

Contributor Bio:  Unknown As a pediatrician, writer, wife, and mother, Perri Klass has demonstrated how medicine is integral to the health of families and communities, and how doctors themselves struggle to balance the conflicting needs of profession, self, and family. As medical director of Reach Out and Read, she encourages other pediatricians to foster pre-reading skills in their young patients. While earning her M. D. at Harvard, Klass contributed articles to "Mademoiselle" and "The New York Times" as well as to scientific and medical journals. She also wrote her first book, "A Not Entirely Benign Procedure "(1987), which chronicles her introduction to medicine and motherhood. In the following years she has continued to publish books, essays, award-winning short stories, a novel, and numerous articles, ranging from professional papers to popular journalism and travel pieces. Contributor Bio:  Rendell, Kenneth W Kenneth W. Rendell is a dealer in historical letters and documents, with offices in Boston and a gallery on Madison Avenue in New York City. He is the author of History Comes to Life: Collecting Historical Letters and Documents and Forging History: The Detection of Fake Letters and Documents and With Weapons and Wits: Propaganda and Psychological Warfare in World War II. He is co-author of the award-winning Autographs and Manuscripts: A Collector's Manual. He resides in Boston, Massachusetts. Contributor Bio:  Taylor, John M John M. Taylor is the author a number of history books, including "Duty Faithfully Performed: Robert E. Lee and His Critics" (Brassey's, Inc., 1999). He is also a contributor to many popular history magazines including "American Heritage, Military History Quarterly", and "Civil War Times". He lives in McLean, Virginia.