William Gowans

William Gowans (March 29, 1803 - November 27, 1870) was a prominent antiquarian bookseller in New York City. He ran a bookstore for over 40 years, and for his last 10 years was the proprietor of a famously cluttered shop overflowing with volumes on Nassau Street in lower Manhattan.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ (30 November 1870). Obituary: William Gowans, The New York Times
  2. ↑ Dickinson, Donald C. The Late William Gowans, American Bibliopolist, p. 127-29 (Vol. 4, No. 39) (March 1872)
  3. ↑ Dictionary of American Antiquarian Bookdealers, p. 86 (1998)
  4. ↑ Andrews, W.L. The Old Booksellers of New York, The Bookman (New York), p. 130-32 (Vol. I, No. 2.) March 1895)
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