Books and bidders : the adventures of a bibliophile / by A.S.W. Rosenbach
1927, 2nd edition. Boston : Little, Brown, and Co. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #428598
Physical description: 6 preliminary leaves [xi]-xv, 311 pages; frontispiece, plates, portrait, facsimiles. Contents: Talking of old books.--A million dollar bookshelf.--Sold to Dr. R!--Some literary forgeries.--Among old manuscripts.--American children's books.--Old Bibles.--Why America buys England's books.--The collector's best bet. Subjects: Rosenbach, A. S. W. (Abraham Simon Wolf) 1876-1952. Book collecting. Bibliomania. Booksellers and bookselling United States.
Price: €125.00