Books and Bidders: The Adventures of a Bibliophile with Illustrations

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1927. Stated Published November, 1927. 1927 at title page and copyright; no other dates, indications. Large and substantial volume measuring 6 1/4" x 9". Light brown cloth boards, gilt cover and spine titles with blind-stamped borders and spine bands, moderate shelf wear, spine toning. Gilt vignette of auction hammer or mallet to front board. Frontispiece plate: "Page of the Gutenberg Bible, showing the Ten Commandments". Thick deckled pages near fine; no writing. Bright gilt top edge of exterior text block. Bind good, square; hinges intact. Sharp, clean first edition rarity. Contents include: "Talking of Old Books; A Million Dollar Bookshelf; Sold to Dr. R!; Some Literary Forgeries; Among the Manuscripts; American Children's Books; Old Bibles; Why America Buys England's Books; The Collector's Best Bet; and, an Index". Presented here are the memoirs of one of the world's greatest bibliophiles & booksellers. Profusely illustrated with seventy-eight illustrations and line drawings of famous bookmen, bindings, and their shop interiors. Also, excerpts from the letters of the greatest writers bought at auctions around the world. Includes forty photo plates and thirty-eight facsimiles. Rosenbach bought and sold eight Gutenburg Bibles and thirty Shakespeare First Folios which alone makes him the greatest antiquarian bookman of his era. Includes a detailed eleven-page index. 311 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.