Vision of a Collector: The Lessing J.Rosenwald Collection in the Library of Congress
by various
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1991 Hard cover, quarto, 427pp. Illustrated catalog of the Lessing J.Rosenwald Collection in the Library of Congress. Lessing J.Rosenwald (1891 - 1979) was an American businessman and rare-book collector, son of the president of Sears, Roebuck and Company. He donated his collection to the Libary of Congress. Included in the collection are the Kelmscott Chaucer, a Mainz Bible, and works by Durer, Blake etc. Condition: Near Fine with foxing to edge of text block, in a Very Good plain white dustjacket, with dust soiling. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Dark and Stormy Night Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7798
- Title
- Vision of a Collector: The Lessing J.Rosenwald Collection in the Library of Congress
- Author
- various
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Library of Congress
- Place of Publication
- Washington DC
- Date Published
- 1991
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We work to promote the significance of a wide variety of ideas, from whatever era they might originate. We celebrate, and work to preserve, the artistry of the printed page, the handwritten word, and the craftsmanship of the hand-made object in today's virtual, digital world.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....