Old books in the Old World : reminiscences of book buying abroad

by Leona Rostenberg

Other authorsMadeleine B. Stern
Hardcover, 1996

Status

Available

Call number

AN 47700 R839

Genres

Collection

Wien

Publication

New Castle, Del. : New York : Oak Knoll Press ; Distributed by Lyons & Burford, 1996.

Description

Join Rostenberg and Stern -- the "grand dames" of the antiquarian book-selling world -- as they recount their travels aboard steamships and down cobblestone streets in post-World War II Europe in search of rare books.

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LibraryThing member kingcvcnc
Details the European book-buying trips of this famous partnership from 1947-1957. The book draws from the original diaries kept by the two and is filled with tales of steamships, cobbled streets, and dusty rare-book shops.

Subjects

Language

English

Physical description

viii, 175 p.; 24 cm

ISBN

1884718183 / 9781884718182

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