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Rosenbach A Biography - One of 250 Signed Copies
by [ROSENBACH, A. S. W.] WOLF II, Edwin and John F. Fleming
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- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Slipcase Very Good
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1960. Limited Edition. Cloth in Slipcase. Fine/Slipcase Very Good. 4to. Pp. 616. Frontis. portrait. Illustrated with a section of black-and-white photo reproductions. Index. Bound in half black cloth over salmon buckram with beveled edges, a gilt facsimile of Rosenbach's signature on the front board, gilt lettering stamped on spine. In the publisher's plain paper-covered slipcase that has a decal shadow on one panel, a light scratch on the other. Of an edition limited to 250 copies, this is hand-numbered copy 135. Often cited as the greatest of bookseller biographies.
Dr. R., known in Paris auction houses as "Le Napoléon des Livres," was more than the most prominent of 20th-century American antiquarian booksellers: On one side of the leaf he was a promoter of book collecting, rationally suggesting valuable books as an investment; on the other, he was a scholar of depth and wide berth who contributed substantially to the world of bibliography. This copy in exemplary condition.
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- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7208
- Title
- Rosenbach A Biography - One of 250 Signed Copies
- Author
- [ROSENBACH, A. S. W.] WOLF II, Edwin and John F. Fleming
- Format/Binding
- Cloth in Slipcase
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Slipcase Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland and New York
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- Abraham Simon Wolf Rosenbach
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About the Seller
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long's historical and bibliophilic interests. We are located in West Seattle and can be visited by appointment only.
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- Facsimile
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- Cloth
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- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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