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The Adventures of a Bibliophile

by A.S.W. Rosenbach

First edition, signed by the author.  Boston:  Little, Brown, and Company, 1927  

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition.

• Warm brown cloth covers are mostly clean, with gilt text and auction hammer ornament.   
• Boards show some edgewear.  Corners are a little bumped.  
• Spine has gilt text darkened, with crushed ends.  See photos.  
• Binding is secure; stitching visible at title page.  See photos. 
• Pastedowns and feps have some toning.
• Frontispiece, photo plate of Gutenberg Bible, is loose, shows some foxing.  See photos.  
• Illustrations, numerous photo plates, are bright and clear.  
• Interior is gently age-toned throughout.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Text block edges have gilt along head, some pages remain uncut at Index. 
• PS2024.0229

311 pages. 5 7/8 x 8 3/4 inches

This is a very good signed copy of the first edition of the definitive account of the rare book trade in the first part of the 20th century.  A.S.W. Rosenbach (1876-1952), born and educated in Philadelphia, was a pre-eminent antiquarian and rare book dealer who also advised many collectors such as Henry E. Huntington, Henry Clay Folger, and Harry Elkins Widener. 

In 1927, Rosenbach wrote a series of articles about book collecting that appeared in the Atlantic Monthly.  Those articles became the foundation of this book.

Published November, 1927.  First trade edition.  Signed by the author on the blank following the title page.    

Please see photos. More photos available upon request.

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