Search Results: Books by asw rosenbach

Dover Publications. Trade Paperback. Good+/None. Laminate is peeling from rear cover; heavy creasing to front cover. ; 354 pages

Norton. A beautiful, unread copy. DJ in mylar cover. . Fine+. Cloth. 1990.

Boston: Atlantic Monthly Co., 1927. covers moderately to heavily worn with associated edge tears, creases and sun fade; text block clean and tight; over a dozen literary articles and essays, including: Home Thoughts from Abroad, by James Truslow Adams; A Criminal in Every Family: The Universal Menace, by Edward Weeks; The Linhay on the Downs, by Henry Williamson; Makurasaki, by Gustav Eckstein. Also includes many illustrated ads.. Light-Brown Wraps. Good. Illus. by b&w and Color Ads. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Literary Periodical.

Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Univ of Pennsylvania Pr, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. From library of Kay Amert, late emeritus professor at Univ. of Iowa and last director of the UI Type Lab; with her ink signature.

NY:: Dover. G/VG, unmarked, illus. 6" x 9" Paperback.. 1971. ISBN: lix + 354 pp.. Catalogs: BIBLIOGRAPHY. Keywords: BIBLIOGRAPHY, CHILDRENS' BOOKS, 0-486-22467-8.

New York: Dover Publications, 1971. stiff paper wrappers. Children's Books. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. ix, 356, (8) pages. First Dover paperback edition (Fleck D.31.D). Contains a delightful foreword by A. Edward Newton followed by bibliographical descriptions of American children's books dating from the 17th to the 19th century. Spine faded.

New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1941. Hardcover. Very Good/good +. 22, [2] p.: facsimile; 26 cm. Light blue paper over boards with dark blue cover title; a paste-down of Newton's 1909 bookplate on the front cover. With original glassine dust jacket. Introduction by E. Swift Newton. Includes a facsimile of a composition written by Newton at the age of 14 in which he states that as an adult he would go into business, "something with printing or stationary." Also includes short pieces by A.S.W. Rosenbach, Christian Gauss, Randolph Greenfield Adams, Gabriel Wells, Arthur Swann, and Margaret Williamson. Describes how the collection was to be divided among the three parts of the sale. Book is in Very Good Condition: slight crease in upper half of spine; upper edge of boards slightly sunned; faint shadow on title page; slight discoloration of both fixed endpapers. Glassine dust jacket is in Good+ Condition: chipping along edges; slight loss at ends of spine; otherwise intact.

Concord, NH: The Atlantic Monthly, 1927. Paperback. Very Good. Contains article 'Why America Buys England's Books' by greatest bookseller of the 20th century, A.S.W. Rosenbach! Paperback, 1927, octavo, 152pp., with illustrated ads in b&w and color. Book VG with toning and edgewear to wrap, spine toned, creases to panels, previous owner's blindstamp to bottom corner of front panel and first page, otherwise text clean and unmarked. No DJ.

NY: International Press. VG- No Dj. 1932. 1st. hardcover. 8vo . 438pp . Slight cant to spine, bottom corners just through. .

New York: Kraus Reprint Corporation, 1966. Hardcover. Fair. 354p. Ex-library. A 1/4 red cloth hardcover book in good reading condition. Corners lightly crinkled. Stickers on spine and back cover. Stamps on endpapers, title page, and foredges. Otherwise clean and tight. Originally published in 1933.

Kraus Reprint Corporation. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Former Library book. (Children's Literature, Bibliography, Rare Books) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

New York, Dover Publications, 1971. Octavo, lxiv+354 pages, original wrappers, lightly foxed top-edge, a very good copy

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1980. Reissue. Full-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. 11x7x1. Ink owner stamp on front endpaper, otherwise an excellent copy. 1980 Full-Leather. ix, [3], 190 pp. Tall 8vo. Brown full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Introductions by Christopher Morley and A.S.W. Rosenbach. "Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount of St. Alban, KC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist and author. He served both as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. Although his political career ended in disgrace, he remained extremely influential through his works, especially as philosophical advocate and practitioner of the scientific revolution. His dedication brought him into a rare historical group of scientists who were killed by their own experiments. His works established and popularized deductive methodologies for scientific inquiry, often… Read More

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1980. Reissue. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 11x7x1. Spotting on fore edge and page base, edges of endpapers faded, blank publisher bookplate laid in. 1980 Full-Leather. ix, [3], 190 pp. Tall 8vo. Brown full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Introductions by Christopher Morley and A.S.W. Rosenbach. "Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount of St. Alban, KC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist and author. He served both as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. Although his political career ended in disgrace, he remained extremely influential through his works, especially as philosophical advocate and practitioner of the scientific revolution. His dedication brought him into a rare historical group of scientists who were killed by their own experiments. His works established and popularized deductive… Read More

Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1939. paper wrappers. 8vo. paper wrappers. 13 pages. First separate edition. Textblock separated from binding, but binding is present. Else a fine copy.

New York: Kraus Reprint Corp, 1966. cloth, dust jacket. Children's Books. tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. lx, 355 pages. Reprint of the 1933 first edition (Fleck D.31.C.1a). Front hinge of the dust jacket torn, else near fine condition. Many illustrations; this copy being one of those done by Kraus with some plates in color, including a color plate on the front of the dust jacket. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included.

Philadelphia, PA: Free Library of Philadelphia, 1936. Book. Very Good. Wrappers. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 16-page pamphlet issued in yellow wrappers with black lettering on cover. Text comprised of introduction and descriptions of 25 archival documents in the exhibition. Blind stamp, and a light fold mark on front cover, small mark on back, o/w a very clean and tight copy..

Storrs-Mansfield. Maurizio Martino Publisher. 1996. 8vo, 21cm, lx,355p., Reprint of the 1933 first edition, Limited to 150 copies. Many illustrations, light blue cloth, black title label, as new (gar).

Dover Publications, New York, ca. 1971. Softcover. Good. Plastic layer on cover on the back loose, pieces missing

Philadelphia: Free Library, 1930. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Small staplebound pamplet for the exhibit of the Rosenbach collection. Pamplet is slightly age darkened..