Vision of a Collector: The Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the Library of Congress

Library Of Congress Rare Book And Special Collections Division,W. Thomas Taylor,Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library Of Congress)

ISBN 10: 084440733X / ISBN 13: 9780844407333

Published by Library of Congress, 1991

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Vision of a Collector: The Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the Library of Congress
• Publisher: Library of Congress
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 084440733X
• ISBN 13: 9780844407333
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very good

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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back [1991]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. - English, Pages 476. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. COMPLETE LEATHER WILL COST YOU EXTRA US$ 25 APART FROM THE LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. {FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE.} Complete Vision of a collector : the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the Library of Congress / Rare Book and Special Collections Division. 1991

Reviews

Published on the centenary of his birth, this volume celebrating Lessing J. Rosenwald's philanthropy documents his 50 years of giving rare books to the Library of Congress. His taste as a collector was exceptionally fine, encompassing such fields as the illuminated books of William Blake, late medieval Books of Hours, post-Gutenberg incunabula, and illustrated books from the 500 years of printing history. Unfortunately, the 96 illustrations, which reproduce only a single page from each item donated by Rosenwald, seem far too few. With such distinctive examples of printing, one longs for more to contemplate. Essays about each gift are informative yet also reflect the chatty clubbiness of the antiquarian book world. True bibliophiles are sure to enjoy this volume's very focused analyses of individual details and the summation of each work's provenance prior to Rosenwald's purchase. Still, while the gift of such a sizable collection surely merits commemoration, the somewhat esoteric tenor of this Festschrift restricts its utility to larger research libraries only.
- Douglas F. Smith, Oakland P.L., Cal.
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