signed first edition
1933 · Portland, Maine
by Rosenbach, A. S. W.; Newton, A. Edward
Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1933. Fine in very good slipcase.. Signed limited first edition of the classic work in the field of children's book collecting, one of only 585 copies signed by the great 20th-century bookseller Rosenbach. A detailed bibliography of Rosenbach's personal collection that is now at the Free Library of Philadelphia, with several illustrations hand-colored after the originals. This is an essential reference book for collectors of earlier children's books in the US. 10.5'' x 7.5''. Original quarter red goatskin, illustrated paper boards. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. In original slipcase with printed paper label. (truncated)