The Last Favour
$25.00
This limited edition artist book was created by Teresa Jaynes, and is based on her 2003 installation at the Rosenbach called Red Maids. At once a brilliant collage of images and text from the museum's collection and a narrative dealing with sex, gender, and age, Jaynes' work is an extraordinary new perspective on the Rosenbach. Published by the Rosenbach and the
Borowsky Center at University of the Arts, the 36-page book was printed in an edition of 500, of which 350 have been numbered and are available for sale. Buyers will be sent the highest available number left.
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Dracula: A Translation of the 1488 Nurnberg Edition
$5.20
A Translated account of the many dreadful and curious things Prince Dracula allegedly decreed during his reign in Wallachia. Includes an introduction by Beverley D. Eddy.
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Cook's Choice
$5.00
A selection of recipes from rare and important cookbooks from the ninth to the nineteenth century, from Apicius to Fannie Farmer.
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Marianne Moore Newsletter Set, 12 volumes
$25.90
Published between the spring of 1977 until the fall of 1983 these newsletters discuss the work of the poet Marianne Moore. The articles, which appear in the newsletters, were written by Rosenbach Moore scholars who disclose their findings and research within the Moore collections. Each issue includes facsimiles of letters and photographs which belonged to Moore and were very influential to her writing and thinking.
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Early American Maps and Views
$11.50
A selection of maps from the Rosenbach collections, the earliest being an 1520 Viennese view of the world, the first European map of the Chesapeake Bay area and George Washington's surveyed maps of his Mount Vernon estate. Over 50 black and white reproductions with short bibliographic information are included in this catalogue.
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A Selection from Our Shelves: Books, Manuscripts and Drawings from the Philip H. & A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation Museum
$15.00
A Selection from Our Shelves is a highlights guide to some of the greatest pieces in the Rosenbach Collection. This catalogue contains beautiful facsimiles of some of the manuscripts, drawings, and rare books in the collection along with a brief description of each object, which includes the provenance.
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Cities Without Citizens
$19.95
Cities Without Citzens, edited by Eduardo Cadava and Aaron Levy with contributions by Giorgio Agamben, Arakaw+Gins, Thomas Keenan, Greg Lambert, David Lloyd, and others. As part of the Artist-in-Residency program Aaron Levy curated and this show and created original art works for the exhibition Cities Without Citizens. This is the exhibition catalogue for the show along with additional essays that discuss the ideas behind cities and what influences their growth.
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Catalogue of the Original Autograph Love Letters of John Keats, Addressed to Miss Fannie Brawne
$1.85
This publication is an account of the second sale of the love letters of John Keats to Miss Fannie Brawne, which was purchased by Dr. Rosenbach in 1920. This catalogue includes a facsimile of the Keats letter, the sonnet the Oscar Wilde wrote in response to the first public auction of the Keats letters, and a second sonnet written by Christopher Morley after Dr. Rosenbach purchased the letter in 1920.
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The Roman Sketchbook of Girolamo da Carpi
$80.00
The original catalogue from the 1976 exhibition of Girolamo da Carpi's drawings. Written by Norman W. Canedy. This is a first edition of the catalogue, which is no longer in print. A hardcover binding, no dust jacket, canvas binding. Includes 159 pages of text and bibliographic information, and reproductions of all of the exhibited drawings printed on glossy paper.
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Robert Burns, The Poet's Progress
$11.60
The Rosenbach collections hold the largest group of Burns' manuscripts and early editions in the world. This catalogue was printed for the Burns bicentennial exhibition at the Rosenbach Museum & Library in 1995. Nicolas Barker and Wendy Van Wyck Good curated the show and helped to compile the material contained in the catalogue.
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Notable Acquistions 1965-1966
$4.60
A Catalogue of acquisitions made by the Rosenbach Foundation for the year 1965-1966. Often the new acquisitions not only expanded upon Dr. Rosenbach's original holdings, but also through their historic relevance offer greater insight into the period in which many of authors were working.
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Notable Acquisitions: 1966-1967
$7.90
A Catalogue of acquisitions made by the Rosenbach Foundation for the year 1966-1967. Often the new acquisitions not only expanded upon Dr. Rosenbach's original holdings, but also through their historic relevance offer greater insight into the period in which many of authors were working. Includes facsimiles of many of these new purchases.
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Rosenbach, A Biography
$75.00
The definitive biography of Dr. Rosenbach, his brother Philip and the infamous doings of the Rosenbach Company, written by Edwin Wolf and John F. Fleming (former employees of the Rosenbach company) and now out of print. Originally published in 1960.
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Map of the Exodus from Egypt poster
$6.00
A reproduction of the 1695 Seder Haggadah Shel Pesah, printed Amsterdam, depicting the map of the exodus from Egypt.
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Leipnik Prayer Book Facsimile
$26.00
This little book, measuring 3 1/2" x 2 3/4", was created by one of the most important master scribe-illustrators of the early 18th century, Joseph Ben David of Leipnik. It contains Birkat Hamazon or Grace after Meals in addition to other private prayers for special occasions. Many colorful and beautiful drawings highlight the text.
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Fantasy Sketches, by Maurice Sendak
$30.00
These sketches are a sampling from a large collection drawn over 5 years, from 1952-1957 and published by The Rosenbach Foundation in 1970. First Edition.
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