Rostenberg L (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Missing. Blue cloth covered boards with red title blocks on spine and gold spine titles; minimal wear; top edge a little dusty; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Mylar jacket; interior clean and unmarked; 284 pages.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:9060042719.…

Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm, 209 pp. From the blurb: " "[T]he authors' newest collaboration can be called a model of instruction for anyone - amateur or professional - who claims an interest in old books, their significance and history. In a volume distilled from their accumulated experience, the scholar-partners of Leona Rostenberg - Rare Books pass on their insights - and hindsights - into the antiquarian book business and set down professional techniques and guidelines developed over the years. Their jointly written chapter on the how to's of catalogues and collecting will be especially useful to collectors and dealers. They also offer chapters packed with information on some of the unusual collectibles they have tracked down - uncommon Americana, feminism, political catalysts, and curious books and non-books - and provide a bibliographic listing for each category. Three chapters, written in a light vein, are both cautionary and instructive. 'Public Relations' and 'Perils and Pitfalls at Home & Abroad' supply practical do's and don't's and point out hazards awaiting the unwary. 'Adventures of a Literary Sleuth' demonstrates the rewards of scholarship for anyone with serious aspirations in the antiquarian field. Between Boards concludes with a personal and professional testament reflecting the authors' lifetime devotion to books. 'An Antiquarian Book- seller's Credo' describes the qualities, qualifications and labors they consider essential to the dealer: motivation, education, apprenticeship, specialization, patience and forebearance, perception, imagination, sleuthing, respect for the ephemeral, research, a sense of value, trade association membership, and - lastly - an unquenchable joy in the trade." A few pencil notes, top edge spotted, spine cocked, otherwise Good in dustwrapper.…

Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm, 209 pp. From the blurb- "[T]he authors' newest collaboration can be called a model of instruction for anyone - amateur or professional - who claims an interest in old books, their significance and history. In a volume distilled from their accumulated experience, the scholar-partners of Leona Rostenberg - Rare Books pass on their insights - and hindsights - into the antiquarian book business and set down professional techniques and guidelines developed over the years. Their jointly written chapter on the how to's of catalogues and collecting will be especially useful to collectors and dealers. They also offer chapters packed with information on some of the unusual collectibles they have tracked down - uncommon Americana, feminism, political catalysts, and curious books and non-books - and provide a bibliographic listing for each category. Three chapters, written in a light vein, are both cautionary and instructive. 'Public Relations' and 'Perils and Pitfalls at Home & Abroad' supply practical do's and don't's and point out hazards awaiting the unwary. 'Adventures of a Literary Sleuth' demonstrates the rewards of scholarship for anyone with serious aspirations in the antiquarian field. Between Boards concludes with a personal and professional testament reflecting the authors' lifetime devotion to books. 'An Antiquarian Book- seller's Credo' describes the qualities, qualifications and labors they consider essential to the dealer: motivation, education, apprenticeship, specialization, patience and forebearance, perception, imagination, sleuthing, respect for the ephemeral, research, a sense of value, trade association membership, and - lastly - an unquenchable joy in the trade." Very Good in used and price-clipped dustwrapper.…

Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm, 209 pp. From the blurb- "[T]he authors' newest collaboration can be called a model of instruction for anyone - amateur or professional - who claims an interest in old books, their significance and history. In a volume distilled from their accumulated experience, the scholar-partners of Leona Rostenberg - Rare Books pass on their insights - and hindsights - into the antiquarian book business and set down professional techniques and guidelines developed over the years. Their jointly written chapter on the how to's of catalogues and collecting will be especially useful to collectors and dealers. They also offer chapters packed with information on some of the unusual collectibles they have tracked down - uncommon Americana, feminism, political catalysts, and curious books and non-books - and provide a bibliographic listing for each category. Three chapters, written in a light vein, are both cautionary and instructive. 'Public Relations' and 'Perils and Pitfalls at Home & Abroad' supply practical do's and don't's and point out hazards awaiting the unwary. 'Adventures of a Literary Sleuth' demonstrates the rewards of scholarship for anyone with serious aspirations in the antiquarian field. Between Boards concludes with a personal and professional testament reflecting the authors' lifetime devotion to books. 'An Antiquarian Book- seller's Credo' describes the qualities, qualifications and labors they consider essential to the dealer: motivation, education, apprenticeship, specialization, patience and forebearance, perception, imagination, sleuthing, respect for the ephemeral, research, a sense of value, trade association membership, and - lastly - an unquenchable joy in the trade." Bookplate on front pastedown endpaper, Very Good in slightly marked dustwrapper.…

Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm, 209 pp. From the blurb- "[T]he authors' newest collaboration can be called a model of instruction for anyone - amateur or professional - who claims an interest in old books, their significance and history. In a volume distilled from their accumulated experience, the scholar-partners of Leona Rostenberg - Rare Books pass on their insights - and hindsights - into the antiquarian book business and set down professional techniques and guidelines developed over the years. Their jointly written chapter on the how to's of catalogues and collecting will be especially useful to collectors and dealers. They also offer chapters packed with information on some of the unusual collectibles they have tracked down - uncommon Americana, feminism, political catalysts, and curious books and non-books - and provide a bibliographic listing for each category. Three chapters, written in a light vein, are both cautionary and instructive. 'Public Relations' and 'Perils and Pitfalls at Home & Abroad' supply practical do's and don't's and point out hazards awaiting the unwary. 'Adventures of a Literary Sleuth' demonstrates the rewards of scholarship for anyone with serious aspirations in the antiquarian field. Between Boards concludes with a personal and professional testament reflecting the authors' lifetime devotion to books. 'An Antiquarian Book- seller's Credo' describes the qualities, qualifications and labors they consider essential to the dealer: motivation, education, apprenticeship, specialization, patience and forebearance, perception, imagination, sleuthing, respect for the ephemeral, research, a sense of value, trade association membership, and - lastly - an unquenchable joy in the trade." Fore-edges slightly spotted, otherwise Near Very Good in price-clipped dustwrapper.…

7339.ROSTENBERG L. & STERN M. B. 1984 THE COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSTORES. 529PP. HARD COVER WITH A DUST JACKET. VERY GOOD CONDITON. (BS-68).

Index; 209pp. orig. cloth.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN.…

Cloth, tall 8vo, ix, 128 pp, + 40 fullpage plates. A consideration of fifteen 17th century English printsellers : "this study is the first to recreate and delineate the life of the seventeenth-century English print dealer; to explore the sources revealing his identity and friends, his stock and commerce; to examine the pictorial evidence reflecting his artistic perception and business acumen." Burt Franklin bibliography and reference series, no. 42. PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the author to Sir John Dodd, with his armorial bookplate and another bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper. Very Good.…

USA, 1980, 8vo tutta tela pp. XIX-284 con ill. n.t.