Old Books, Rare Friends: Two Literary Sleuths and Their Shared Passion
by Madeline B. Stern, Leona Rostenberg
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0385485158
- ISBN 13
- 9780385485159
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Main Street Books , 1997 Main Street Books, New York. 1997. Softcover/Trade Wraps. 2nd Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bump to rear front lower tip; slight shelf soiling to fore part of textblock bottom. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not ben tor folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 275 pp 8vo. This book chronicles the lives of two young New York women whose passion for learning formed the bond of what would become a lifelong friendship. They give us glimpses of their middle-class upbringing, the widening of their intellectual horizons at Barnard and Columbia, and the exciting start of their rare book business. They describe their finds on annual European book-hunting jaunts, using what they call Finger-Spitzengefuhl - the art of evaluating antiquarian books by handling, experience, and instinct. We are treated to some of their greatest discoveries in postwar Europe, amid the mildewed basements of London's bookstores after the Blitz, in the tiny treasure rooms at the rear of the librairies of Paris; and in places as remote as Tokyo. With their irresistible humor and characteristic savvy, Leona and Madeleine share with us their double lives as writers and independent scholars as they unlock the secrets and hidden stories found in the pages of rare books. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009818
- Title
- Old Books, Rare Friends: Two Literary Sleuths and Their Shared Passion
- Author
- Madeline B. Stern, Leona Rostenberg
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0385485158
- ISBN 13
- 9780385485159
- Publisher
- Main Street Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1997
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- rare books, booksellers, Jewish women, book dealers, antiquarian books, literary sleuths, bibliophiles, used book stores, book lovers, writing, journalism, literature,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.