Source : Rosenbach

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Description Dr. A. S. W. Rosenbach was perhaps the greatest antiquarian book seller of the 20th century. He published Americana catalogues from 1905 to 1951. But he was in no way limited to Americana. The breadth and intensity of his catalogues testifies to his extraordinary grasp of a broad range of material.

Those interested in reading what is perhaps the best written book on an American book dealer are encouraged to locate (try any dealer or online listing site) a copy of Rosenbach: A biography by Edwin Wolf, 2nd, and John Fleming. There is also a museum in Philadelphia, the Rosenbach Museum that is well worth a visit.
Scope of Text We include those catalogues that are in the Americana field. Because Dr. Rosenbach's career was so long it is important to note the date of any catalogue references you find. They date from 1905 and extend into the early 1950s.
Total Records in AED 8252
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<BR>Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> William Blake | <i>Songs of Innocence and of Experience.</i> Sold: 4,320,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD <b><center>Sotheby's<BR>Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.</i> Sold: 1,920,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Machiavelli | <i>Il Principe,</i> a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Leonardo da Vinci | <i>Trattato della pittura,</i> ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Henri Matisse | <i>Jazz,</i> Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
  • <b>Heritage Auctions, May 8-9:</b> <i>The New-England Primer Improved. For the more easy attaining the true reading of English.</i> Boston: Printed and Sold by John Boyles, 1770. EXTREMELY RARE AMERICAN PRIMER. <b>Heritage Auctions, May 8-9:</b> Lansford W. Hastings. <i>The Emigrants’ Guide to Oregon and California.</i> Cincinnati. George Conclin, 1845. THE VERY RARE FIRST EDITION IN THE SCARCE ORIGINAL PRINTED WRAPPERS. <b>Heritage Auctions, May 8-9:</b> J. D. Salinger. <i>The Catcher in the Rye.</i> Boston, 1951. first edition, a fine copy, in an unrestored first issue dust jacket. <b>Heritage Auctions, May 8-9:</b> Charles Dickens. <i>A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas.</i> London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. THE VERY FINE A.E NEWTON COPY. <b>Heritage Auctions, May 8-9:</b> J. K. Rowling. Only known complete set of full unbound imposed sheets for the First Edition of <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.</i> London: Bloomsbury, 1997. <b>Heritage Auctions, May 8-9:</b> Jane Austen. <i>Sense and Sensibility: A Novel in Three Volumes. By a Lady.</i> London: for the author by C. Roworth and published by T. Egerton, 1811. FIRST EDITION IN A CONTEMPORARY BINDING. <b>Heritage Auctions, May 8-9:</b> J. R. R. Tolkien. <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> Trilogy. First Editions, First Impressions. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1954-1955. A VERY FINE SET. <b>Heritage Auctions, May 8-9:</b> Declaration of Independence. In: <i>The Pennsylvania Ledger: Or the Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New-Jersey Weekly Advertiser.</i> Philadelphia: James Humphreys, No. LXXVII, 13 July 1776. <b>Heritage Auctions, May 8-9:</b> William Shakespeare. <i>Mr. William Shakespear's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies.</i> London, 1685. THE FOURTH FOLIO. <b>Heritage Auctions, May 8-9:</b> Frank Herbert. <i>Dune.</i> Philadelphia and New York: Chilton Books, 1965. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: The New-England Primer Improved. For the more easy attaining the true reading of English. Boston: Printed and Sold by John Boyles, 1770. EXTREMELY RARE AMERICAN PRIMER.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: Lansford W. Hastings. The Emigrants’ Guide to Oregon and California. Cincinnati. George Conclin, 1845. THE VERY RARE FIRST EDITION IN THE SCARCE ORIGINAL PRINTED WRAPPERS.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: J. D. Salinger. The Catcher in the Rye. Boston, 1951. first edition, a fine copy, in an unrestored first issue dust jacket.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. THE VERY FINE A.E NEWTON COPY.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: J. K. Rowling. Only known complete set of full unbound imposed sheets for the First Edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. London: Bloomsbury, 1997.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility: A Novel in Three Volumes. By a Lady. London: for the author by C. Roworth and published by T. Egerton, 1811. FIRST EDITION IN A CONTEMPORARY BINDING.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: J. R. R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. First Editions, First Impressions. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1954-1955. A VERY FINE SET.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: Declaration of Independence. In: The Pennsylvania Ledger: Or the Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New-Jersey Weekly Advertiser. Philadelphia: James Humphreys, No. LXXVII, 13 July 1776.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: William Shakespeare. Mr. William Shakespear's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. London, 1685. THE FOURTH FOLIO.
    Heritage Auctions, May 8-9: Frank Herbert. Dune. Philadelphia and New York: Chilton Books, 1965. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
  • <b>Bonhams, Apr. 21-29:</b> ANDERSEN'S EXTREMELY RARE FIRST APPEARANCE IN PRINT. "Scene af: Røverne i Vissenberg i Fyen." in Harpen, 1822. <b>Bonhams, Apr. 21-29:</b> FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST THREE FAIRY TALE PAMPHLETS, WITH ALL INDICES AND TITLE PAGES. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837. <b>Bonhams, Apr. 21-29:</b> THE FIRST FAIRY TALES WITH A SIGNED CARTE DE VISITE OF ANDERSEN AS FRONTIS. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837. <b>Bonhams, Apr. 21-29:</b> KARL LAGERFELD. Original pastel and ink drawing in gold, red and black for Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes (1992), "La cassette de l'Empereur." <b>Bonhams, Apr. 21-29:</b> PRESENTATION COPY OF THE SIXTH PAMPHLET FOR PETER KOCH. Eventyr, Fortalte For Børn, Second Series, Third Pamphlet. 1841. Publisher's wrappers, complete with all pre- and post-matter. <b>Bonhams, Apr. 21-29:</b> HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN RARE AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED IN ENGLISH from "The Ugly Duckling," c.1860s. <b>Bonhams, Apr. 21-29:</b> HEINRICH LEFLER, ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR FOR ANDERSEN'S SNOW QUEEN, "<i>Die Schneekönigin,</i>" 1910. <b>Bonhams, Apr. 21-29:</b> FIRST EDITION OF ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES IN ENGLISH. <i>Wonderful Stories for Children.</i> London, 1846. <b>Bonhams, Apr. 21-29:</b> ANDERSEN ON MEETING CHARLES DICKENS. Autograph Letter Signed ("H.C. Andersen") in English to William Jerdan, July 20, 1847. <b>Bonhams, Apr. 21-29:</b> PRESENTATION COPY FOR EDGAR COLLIN. <i>Nye Eventyr og Historier. Anden Raekke.</i> 1861. <b>Bonhams, Apr. 21-29:</b> DOLL HOUSE FURNITURE BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON, DECORATED WITH FANTASTICAL CUT-OUTS, for the children of Jonna Stampe (née Drewsen), his godchildren. <b>Bonhams, Apr. 21-29:</b> PRESENTATION COPY FOR GEORG BRANDES. Dryaden. Et Eventyr fra Udstillingstiden i Paris 1867. 1868.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: ANDERSEN'S EXTREMELY RARE FIRST APPEARANCE IN PRINT. "Scene af: Røverne i Vissenberg i Fyen." in Harpen, 1822.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST THREE FAIRY TALE PAMPHLETS, WITH ALL INDICES AND TITLE PAGES. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: THE FIRST FAIRY TALES WITH A SIGNED CARTE DE VISITE OF ANDERSEN AS FRONTIS. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: KARL LAGERFELD. Original pastel and ink drawing in gold, red and black for Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes (1992), "La cassette de l'Empereur."
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY OF THE SIXTH PAMPHLET FOR PETER KOCH. Eventyr, Fortalte For Børn, Second Series, Third Pamphlet. 1841. Publisher's wrappers, complete with all pre- and post-matter.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN RARE AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED IN ENGLISH from "The Ugly Duckling," c.1860s.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: HEINRICH LEFLER, ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR FOR ANDERSEN'S SNOW QUEEN, "Die Schneekönigin," 1910.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: FIRST EDITION OF ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES IN ENGLISH. Wonderful Stories for Children. London, 1846.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: ANDERSEN ON MEETING CHARLES DICKENS. Autograph Letter Signed ("H.C. Andersen") in English to William Jerdan, July 20, 1847.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY FOR EDGAR COLLIN. Nye Eventyr og Historier. Anden Raekke. 1861.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: DOLL HOUSE FURNITURE BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON, DECORATED WITH FANTASTICAL CUT-OUTS, for the children of Jonna Stampe (née Drewsen), his godchildren.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY FOR GEORG BRANDES. Dryaden. Et Eventyr fra Udstillingstiden i Paris 1867. 1868.
  • <b><center>Fonsie Mealy’s<br>Rare Books & Collectors’ Sale<br>April 30th & May 1st</center></b> <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> Taylor (Geo.) & Skinner (A.) <i>Maps of the Roads of Ireland,</i> Surveyed 1777. Lond. & Dublin 1778. €500 to €750. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> Messingham (Thos.) <i>Florilegium Insulae Sanctorum seu Vitae et Acta Sanctorum Hibernia,</i> Paris 1624. €350 to €500. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>The Haw Lantern,</i> L. (Faber & Faber) 1987, First Edn., Signed and dated. €225 to €350. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> Valencey (Lt. Col. Chas.) <i>Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis,</i> Vols. I-IV, 4 vols. Dublin 1786. €400 to €600. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> Powerscourt (Viscount). <i>A Description and History of Powerscourt,</i> Lond. 1903. €350 to €500. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> Moryson (Fynes). <i>An Itinerary ... Containing His Ten Yeeres Travel Through the Twelve Dominions of Germany, Bohermerland, Sweitzerland…,</i> Lond. (John Beale) 1617. €700 to €1,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> After Buffon, <i>Birds of Europe,</i> c. 1820. Approx. 120 fine hd. cold. plts., mor. backed boards. €125 to €250. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> Dunlevy (Andrew). <i>An Teagasg Criosduidhe De Reir Ceasda agus Freagartha... The Catechism or Christian Doctrine by Way of Question and Answer,</i> Paris (James Guerin) 1742. €400 to €700. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> <i>The Georgian Society Records of Eighteen-Century Domestic Architecture in Dublin,</i> 5 vols. Complete, Dublin 1909-1913. €500 to €750. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> Scale (Bernard). <i>An Hibernian Atlas or General Description of the Kingdom of Ireland,</i> L. (Robert Sayer & John Bennet) 1776. €625 to €850. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> [Johnson (Rev. Samuel)]. <i>Julian the Apostate Being a Short Account of his Life, together with a Comparison of Popery and Paganism,</i>L. (Langley Curtis) 1682. €300 to €400. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> Nichlson (Wm.) Illustrator. <i>An Almanac of Twelve Sports,</i> Lond. 1898. €300 to €400. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> Heaney (Seamus) trans. <i>The Light of the Leaves,</i> 2 vols., Mexico (Imprenta de los Tropicos/Bunholt) 1999. €1,500 to €2,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> Fleming (Ian). <i>Moonraker,</i> L. (Jonathan Cape) 1955. €1,500 to €2,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:</b> Heaney (Seamus) & Egan (Felim) artist. <i>Squarings, Twelve Poems,</i> D. (Hieroglyph Editions Ltd.) 1991. €1,750 to €2,250.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Books & Collectors’ Sale
    April 30th & May 1st
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Taylor (Geo.) & Skinner (A.) Maps of the Roads of Ireland, Surveyed 1777. Lond. & Dublin 1778. €500 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Messingham (Thos.) Florilegium Insulae Sanctorum seu Vitae et Acta Sanctorum Hibernia, Paris 1624. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus). The Haw Lantern, L. (Faber & Faber) 1987, First Edn., Signed and dated. €225 to €350.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Valencey (Lt. Col. Chas.) Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis, Vols. I-IV, 4 vols. Dublin 1786. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Powerscourt (Viscount). A Description and History of Powerscourt, Lond. 1903. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Moryson (Fynes). An Itinerary ... Containing His Ten Yeeres Travel Through the Twelve Dominions of Germany, Bohermerland, Sweitzerland…, Lond. (John Beale) 1617. €700 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: After Buffon, Birds of Europe, c. 1820. Approx. 120 fine hd. cold. plts., mor. backed boards. €125 to €250.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Dunlevy (Andrew). An Teagasg Criosduidhe De Reir Ceasda agus Freagartha... The Catechism or Christian Doctrine by Way of Question and Answer, Paris (James Guerin) 1742. €400 to €700.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: The Georgian Society Records of Eighteen-Century Domestic Architecture in Dublin, 5 vols. Complete, Dublin 1909-1913. €500 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Scale (Bernard). An Hibernian Atlas or General Description of the Kingdom of Ireland, L. (Robert Sayer & John Bennet) 1776. €625 to €850.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: [Johnson (Rev. Samuel)]. Julian the Apostate Being a Short Account of his Life, together with a Comparison of Popery and Paganism,L. (Langley Curtis) 1682. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Nichlson (Wm.) Illustrator. An Almanac of Twelve Sports, Lond. 1898. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus) trans. The Light of the Leaves, 2 vols., Mexico (Imprenta de los Tropicos/Bunholt) 1999. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Fleming (Ian). Moonraker, L. (Jonathan Cape) 1955. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus) & Egan (Felim) artist. Squarings, Twelve Poems, D. (Hieroglyph Editions Ltd.) 1991. €1,750 to €2,250.
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