Rosenbach Publications

Blake to Beardsley: The Artist as Illustrator

A catalog of an exhibition held at the Rosenbach in 1988. It contains an introductory essay and a large selection of the collection in half-tone reproduction. An extensive catalog of the museum’s holdings make up the large part of the paper-bound monograph. A select bibliography is appended.

$12.50
$12.50

Rosenwald and Rosenbach: Two Philadelphia Bookmen

The catalog of an exhibition at the Rosenbach Museum & Library from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection at the Library of Congress, April 30 to July 31, 1983. Color frontis piece, two black-and-white illustrations, with detailed annotations. 1983.

$14.00
$14.00

Rosenbach Redux: Further book adventures in England and Ireland

By Leslie A. Morris. An account of four collections purchased by Rosenbach: Helen’s Tower, Percy, Shirley, and Grosvenor. The format follows that of Rosenbach Abroad. 111 pages.

$14.80
$14.80

Rosenbach Abroad: In pursuit of books in private collections

An account of A.S.W Rosenbach’s purchase of three collections in England:Holford, Phillipps,and that of York Minster.  Annotated check lists and sales information are provided along with the disposition of the material by Rosenbach.

$11.50
$11.50

The Advent of Alice

A handsomely-illustrated catalog from an exhibition at the Rosenbach in celebration of the Carroll centennial. Authored by Diane Waggoner with an essay by Carroll scholar, Donald Rackin, and edited by Derick Dreher. The publication is valuable for the annotated catalog of more than 50 titles contained in the Rosenbach collection. 60 pages.

$25.00
$25.00

Eighteenth-Century French Book Illustration

A paper-bound publication of the Rosenbach Museum & Library of the drawings by Fragonard and Gravelot in its collection. There are articles by Kimberly Rorschach and an essay on Gravelot by Susan B. Taylor. A section of reproductions is preceded by a details catalog. 1985.

$10.00
$10.00

Poor Richard’s Almanac

The only known copy (1733) of Poor Richard’s Almanac to have survived is here in facsimile from the collection of the Rosenbach Museum & Library.

$5.00
$5.00

Drawings by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince for the Voyage en Sibérie

A catalog of the exhibition at the Rosenbach Museum & Library held in 1986. Essays by Kimberly Rorschach and an essay by Carol Jones Neuman. The entire material in the exhibit is reproduced along with a descriptive catalog. 36 pages of reproductions.

$14.80
$14.80

Words & Deeds: Natives, Europeans, and Writing in Eastern North American 1500-1850

A catalog of an exhibition held by the Rosenbach Museum & Library in 1997-1998. Illustrated with detailed descriptions and notes of the material provided by the curator, Karim M. Tiro. 48 pages.

$11.15
$11.15

Chosen: Philadelphia’s Great Hebraica

An 80-page book, beautifully illustrated in color, commemorates an exhibit presented at the Rosenbach Museum & Library. This exhibit was drawn from many local collections including that of the Rosenbach. Each item is described by David Stern and his associates. Edited by Judith M. Guston. A checklist by institution is appended.

$25.00
$25.00