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A BOOK HUNTER’S HOLIDAY Adventures with Books and Manuscripts

Rosenbach, A. S. W.

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company / The Riverside Press, 1936. Signed Limited First Edition. Hardcover. No. 596 of 760 numbered copies signed by A. S. W. Rosenbach. Rosenbach’s entertaining account of his adventures in the rare-book trade, recounting notable books, manuscripts, collectors, discoveries, and acquisitions from the career of one of the most celebrated American rare-book dealers of the twentieth century. Illustrated throughout. 259 pp. Large 8vo/4to-ish, black cloth with red title labels lettered in gilt, deckled edges. With original glassine wrapper and red slipcase. Your separate Rosenbach promotional leaflet is a nice thing to mention as laid in. Near fine in a poor original glassine wrapper and good slipcase. Book itself quite clean and attractive, with only minor wear. Original glassine heavily chipped and torn with substantial losses. Slipcase rubbed and worn, with splitting and loss along the upper edge. Rosenbach promotional leaflet laid in.

Price: $175.00 save 15% $148.75