A. S. W. Rosenbach (1876–1952)
Author of Books and Bidders: The Adventures of a Bibliophile
About the Author
Image credit: From The Amenities of Book-Collecting And Kindred Spirits by A. Edward Newton
Works by A. S. W. Rosenbach
An American Jewish bibliography, being a list of books and pamphlets by Jews, or relating to them, printed in the United (1998) 3 copies
The all-embracing Doctor Franklin 2 copies
Henry C. Folger as a collector 2 copies
A description of the four folios of Shakespeare, 1623,1632, 1663-4, 1685 in the original bindings 2 copies
The Collected Catalogues of Dr. A. S. W. Rosenbach, 1904-1951. [Complete in 10 Volumes] (1968) 2 copies
To Doctor R. Essays Here Collected and Published in Honor of the Seventieth Birthday of Dr. A. S. W. Rosenbach July 22, 1946 (1946) 1 copy
The earliest Christmas books 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Rosenbach, Abraham Simon Wolf
- Birthdate
- 1876-07-22
- Date of death
- 1952-07-01
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania
- Occupations
- bookseller
- Organizations
- Rosenbach Museum and Library
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Pennsylvania, USA
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The great bookseller A.S.W. Rosenbach's short stories of biblio-chicanery, ranging from theft to long cons to forgery to murder. Not great, by any means, but Rosenbach knew his books and the stories certainly reflect that knowledge.
A good book often prods the reader to go out and do whatever the book is describing. Right now, I have a hankering to go to an auction house. Rosenbach was one of the great book collectors/dealer of the twentieth century. He ran his business out of Philadelphia. Book collectors would do well to know about A.S.W. Rosenbach and to read this autobiography.
Charming volume with good trivia for any bibliophile. Covers a good range of topics. Dated, but still very interesting.
This book is an anthology of short stories relating to the bibliophilic life. But I didn't find them engaging. I'm not taken with it and you, gentle reader, shouldn't bother.
it was originally published in 1917, and the author was an American Bibliomane of note.
it was originally published in 1917, and the author was an American Bibliomane of note.
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