Rosenbach: A Biography
by Wolf 2nd, Edwin; Fleming, John F
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Belfast, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Cleveland, OH: The World Publishing Company, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The much cited biography (in bookseller circles) of the legendary American bookseller, A.S.W (Abraham Simon Wolf) Rosenbach (1876-1952) who was the primary rare book dealer for J.P. Morgan, Henry Huntington, and others. Second Printing. 616 pp. 4to. Wear and scuffing to dust jacket, small chips and tears at edges, minor losses, price clipped, now in mylar cover. Red cloth boards with gold titling to spine and subjects signature gold embossed on front cover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30688
- Title
- Rosenbach: A Biography
- Author
- Wolf 2nd, Edwin; Fleming, John F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland, OH
- Date Published
- 1960
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About the Seller
Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
Belfast, Maine
About Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB
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