Old Books, Rare Friends: Two Literary Sleuths and Their Shared Passion
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (915 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385485158 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 292 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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In their introduction, Rostenberg and Stern write: "Several readers inferred that our relationship was a Lesbian one. Rostenberg and Stern's book once again proves how a passion for great literature can make for fast friends. And in their case, these two octogenarians occupy the same geographical space, sharing both their professional and private lives. Successful antiquarian book dealers Rostenberg and Stern undoubtedly are, but as this memoir makes clear, their greatest accomplishment just might be that rarer commodity of friendship that lasts a lifetime. Charing Cross chronicled the decades-long epistolary friendship between American book lover H
curriereads said Five Stars. Wonderful friendship and passion for printed word. Old Books, Rare Friends are marvelous. Rebecca Brown Given to me as a birthday present on a misty Northwest beach,the whimsical allure of these charmingly self-possessed women residingin one of the toughest cities in the world, drew me into its first pages even as the rest of my party sat around on logs, barbecui. "'Finger-Spitzengefühl'" according to ealovitt. Sometimes I will fall in love with an author's life as perceived through her books, and read all of her works for other glimpses into her private paradise. Authors such as Will and Ariel Durant, Edwin Way Teale, Stephen Jay Gould, and Oliver Sacks have shared t
We experience the thrill of finding one of the earliest known books printed in America between 1617-1619 by the Pilgrim Press and learn about the influential role of publisher-printers from the fifteenth century.Like a precious gem, Old Books, Rare Friends is a book to treasure about the companionship of two rare friends and their shared passion for old books.. Leona Rostenberg and Madeleine Stern, friends and business partners for fifty years, have in many ways taken up their pens and passion for literature much in the same way. Using what they call Finger-spitzengefühl, the art of evaluating antiquarian books by handling, experience, and instinct, we are treated to some of their greatest discoveries amid the mildewed basements of London's booksellers after the Blitz. The "Holmes & Watson" of the rare book business, Rostenberg and Stern are renowned for unlocking the hidden secret of Louisa May Alcott's life when they discovered her pseudo