9780844402376 - A catalog of the gifts of Lessing J. Rosenwald to the Library of Congress, 1943 to 1975 (19 risultati)

Condizione: Very Good. Very Good condition. No Dust Jacket A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No dust jacket. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Oversized.

hardcover. Condizione: Nearly fine copy. Illustrated (illustratore). 1st. 4to, 517 pp., Tipped-in plates.

Condizione: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 518 page hardcover, with tipped-in color plates (12) and color map endpapers. " A Catalog of the Gifts of Lessing J. Rosenwald to the Library of Congress, 1943 to 1975." Exterior is full creme colored textured cloth with illuminated letter design on front cover in blue and gold. The blue color field has light wearing away of the blue in a few areas - a minor impact, and spine is very lightly sun darkened. Good to very good condition. Interior is unmarked, tight and clean.

Condizione: Near Fine, NO dj. hardcover. 4to. 517pp. NO INTERNATIONAL OR PRIORITY.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. 1st. Catalog of antique books, maps, and medieval and renaissance manuscripts. Illustrated endpapers, and twelve color illustrations tipped in. 9 x 11 1/2 inches. 517 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Very good. Large quarto in handsome rough ivory linen with decorated emblem on front board, tipped frontispiece. An all-around very nice copy - binding, boards, text, plates, etc. all in very good+ condition. With tipped-in color illustrations.

517pp. 4to Illustrated with 12 tipped-in plates in color and black and white Tan cloth Preface by Frederick R. Goff, Chief of the Rare Books Division, 1945-72. Light cover rubbing/soil else clean tight copy: VG/no dj 0-8444-0237-0.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. clean, unmarked copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. 517 pp. Original white cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine and gilt decoration on front cover. Light rubbing and foxing to spine. Illust. w/ 12 color and b/w tipped-in plates. Contents very nice.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. 517p. Ex-library; REBOUND. A large hardcover book that has been rebound in dark red buckram. Labels on spine and back cover, stamps on foredges, and various library markings inside. Otherwise clean and tight. Illustrated with numerous tipped-in plates, many of which are in color. Measures approx. 11.5" x 9.25".

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. 517 pp. Near Fine cloth hardcover with blue and gilt R design on cover.

Condizione: BUONO USATO. INTERLINGUE Legatura in tessuto leggermente stanca alle estremitą del dorso, lievemente brunito il dorso; presente lieve fioritura ai piatti e al dorso. Titoli e fregi solo al dorso. Controguardie illustrate. Pagine ben salde alla cerniera, con ampio margine, lievemente ingiallite, cosģ come i tagli. Presente qualche illustrazione nel testo, sia a colori che in bianco e nero, con didascalia. Numero pagine 517.

Cloth, 4to, gilt and purple device on cover, 30 cm, xxi, 517 pp, plates (some tipped-in). 2653 entries. From a contemporary review: "If I mention that the Rosenwald collection includes such treasures as The Giant Bible of Mainz; Valerius Maximus' Facta et dicta memorabilia; a superb French Book of Hours ascribed to Geoffrey Tory; one of the four copies of William Blake's Milton and Pierre Joseph Redouté's Les Roses, then I will give but a brief idea of its value and scope. The Rosenwald Collection ranges from a group of eighteen Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, through printed books of all the centuries and from all parts of the world. There are a William Blake collection of over seventy items, a collection of 16th and 17th century maps and collections of manuscripts, engravings and drawings." Lower spine somewhat bumped, slight rubbing to cover blocking, light soiling to rear board, frontispiece slightly pulled from hinge at foot, otherwise Very Good.

Cloth, 4to, gilt and purple device on cover, 30 cm, xxi, 517 pp, plates (some tipped-in). 2653 entries. From a contemporary review: "If I mention that the Rosenwald collection includes such treasures as The Giant Bible of Mainz; Valerius Maximus' Facta et dicta memorabilia; a superb French Book of Hours ascribed to Geoffrey Tory; one of the four copies of William Blake's Milton and Pierre Joseph Redouté's Les Roses, then I will give but a brief idea of its value and scope. The Rosenwald Collection ranges from a group of eighteen Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, through printed books of all the centuries and from all parts of the world. There are a William Blake collection of over seventy items, a collection of 16th and 17th century maps and collections of manuscripts, engravings and drawings." A few corner tips creased, otherwise Very Good.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 4to (30 cm), XXI, 517 pp, with tipped-in illustrations. Publisher's cloth. Inscribed to Hilde Rosenthal on the verso of the free endpaper. The magnificent Lessing J. Rosenwald collection of illustrated books, manuscripts, and works from celebrated presses was donated to the Library of Congress in a series of gifts beginning in 1943. The collection was fully transferred to Washington in 1980, following Mr. Rosenwald's passing the previous year. This donation comprised 2,653 titles, all detailed in this catalogue. An appendix lists works about or derived from the Rosenwald Rare Book Collection.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. The format is approximately 9.5 inches by 11.75 inches. xxi, [1], 517, [5] pages. The book is largely in two-column format. Inscribed by the editor on the title page. The inscription reads To Mr. John Mayfield in gratitude for his splendid essay for the Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress September 1979 James Hardin, editor. Decorative front cover. Endpaper map. Illustrations (some in color, some tipped-in). A Note on the Entries. Key to Abbreviations of Works Frequently Cited. Indexes to the Catalog (General Index; Printers, Publishers, Presses and Typographers; Artists, Calligraphers, and Engravers; Provenance, Associations Copies, and Presentation Copies; Binders and Bindings. This is a large, heavy book and if sent outside of the United States will require additional shipping costs. Throughout his tenure at the Library of Congress, Jim Hardin (1940-2020) was a highly respected and well-liked colleague who was known for his dedication, hard work, outstanding sense of organization, meticulous attention to detail, willingness to pitch in for the good of the Library, and wry sense of humor. John S. Mayfield earned his MA at Southern Methodist University. Following WWII, Mayfield worked with the War Assets Administration and the Department of Defense. It was the 1950s that Mayfield solidified his reputation as an avid book collector and bibliophile. He became the curator of the division of manuscripts and rare books at the Syracuse University Library. After his retirement, Mayfield held a position with Georgetown University Library Associates. Lessing Julius Rosenwald (February 10, 1891 June 24, 1979) was an American businessman, a collector of rare books and art and a philanthropist. Born in Chicago, Lessing J. Rosenwald was the eldest son of Julius Rosenwald, a clothier who became part-owner and was president of Sears, Roebuck and Company from 1908 to 1923, and chairman from 1923 to 1932. Lessing left Cornell University and went to work for Sears in 1911 as a shipping clerk, and in 1920, was given the responsibility of opening a catalog supply center for the growing mail-order company in Philadelphia. Succeeding his father, he was chairman of Sears from 1932 until 1939, when he dedicated himself full-time to collecting rare books and art, as well as managing the family charities, chiefly the Julius Rosenwald Fund, which made fellowship grants directly to hundreds of African-American artists, writers, researchers and intellectuals. In 1943, he pledged to donate his collections of rare books and art. After his death, 2,600 rare books, which trace the illustrated book through the last six centuries, and 5,000 reference books were given to the Library of Congress, which remains one of the most distinguished collections in the Rare Books and Special Collections division. Additionally, 27,000 prints and drawings were donated to the National Gallery of Art, both located in Washington, D.C. He was one of the founding donors of the National Gallery of Art when it opened in 1941. The "Giant Bible of Mainz" has been on permanent display in the great entrance hall of the Library of Congress since Rosenwald donated it in 1952, when it was 500 years old. Rosenwald held his collection at his private gallery, the Alverthorpe Gallery, within the Abington Art Center. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1947. He became director of the Bureau of Industrial Conservation in the War Production Board during World War II. Lessing J. Rosenwald's importance as a rare book collector and donor to the Library of Congress is featured in David Baldacci's novel, The Camel Club, London 2006, p. 164 ff. In 1971 he was honored with the Sir Thomas More Medal for Book Collecting. The Rosenwald Collection is considered the premier collection of its kind in the United States. Lessing J. Rosenwald, formed the collection over a period of nearly 40 years. He gave the collection to the Library of Congress in a series of gifts, beginning i.