Vision of a Collector. The Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the Library of Congress by [ROSENWALD, Lessing] - 1991

Washington: Library of Congress, 1991. green cloth, paper spine label. Rosenwald, Lessing J.. tall 8vo. green cloth, paper spine label. xxxv, 427, (3) pages. First edition. With an introduction by James H. Billington, preface by Larry E. Sullivan and an essay on Rosenwald by William Matheson. The Rosenwald Collection is the single largest gathering of rare books at the Library of Congress and represents one of the finest collections of books formed by any individual. The collection focuses on the Western European and American illustrated book, a holding unsurpassed in this country, with special concentrations on 15th-century books, 16th-century books printed in the Low Countries, 18th-century French books, William Blake and 20th-century livres d'artiste. Since the time of its donation, this collection has grown to 2,600 separate editions along with several thousand reference works and is used by hundreds of scholars from all over the world. Vision of a Collector celebrates the centenary of… Read More

Washington: Library of Congress, 1991. Hardcover. Fine. Quarter green morocco gilt with decorated paper-covered boards, small, thick 4to., xxxv, 427, (1) pages, 100 illustrations, many in color, produced at the Stinehour Press. A festschrift of 100 essays reflecting the great collector Lessing Rosenwald's collecting interests and bequests to the Library of Congress. One of 300 subscriber copies bound thus and with a signed and numbered etched portrait of Rosenwald by Tony Rosati. Designed and printed letterpress by W. Thomas Taylor and bound by BookLab in Austin. A fine copy in archival mylar.

Washington: Library of Congress, 1991. quarter green morocco over patterned paper-covered boards. Rosenwald, Lessing J.. tall 8vo. quarter green morocco over patterned paper-covered boards. xxxv, 427, (3) pages. One of the 300 numbered copies bound thus and meant for subscribers. These special copies contain a signed and numbered etched portrait of Rosenwald by the Philadelphia artist Tony Rosati. With a foreword by James H. Billington, preface by Larry E. Sullivan and an essay on Rosenwald by William Matheson. This material is followed by 100 essays by noted scholars on different areas that interested Rosenwald and are reflected in his collection. Included are sections on Manuscripts (5 essays), Early Printing, Typography & Writing Books (12 essays), Illustrated Books (39 essays), Eighteenth-Century French Illustrated Books (6 essays), William Blake (4 essays), Modern Illustrated Books (7 essays), Architecture (3 essays), Bindings (7 essays), Geography (5 essays), Herbals (3 essays) and Science (9… Read More