Quarto
1933 · Portland, Maine
by ROSENBACH, A. S. W. (1876-1952)
Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1933. Quarto. (10 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches). [vi]-lix, [2]-354, [4] pp. Illustrated with numerous plates, some in colour. One of 88 copies on Zerkall Halle paper, numbered LXVII. Signed by Rosenbach. Publisher’s full blue morocco, boards blind-decorated, spine with raised bands forming six compartments, blind-tooled and lettered gilt, top edge gilt, uncut. Within original, velvet-lined slipcase, original paper label. A fine copy
The rare Deluxe signed first edition of an important bibliography of early American children's books: 816 books described in detail, with notes about their place in the firmament of (truncated)
The rare Deluxe signed first edition of an important bibliography of early American children's books: 816 books described in detail, with notes about their place in the firmament of (truncated)