Leona Rostenberg (Firm)
Variant namesLeona Rostenberg and Madeleine Stern have been partners in their New York antiquarian book business for almost 60 years, with Rostenberg starting the firm in 1944 and Stern joining as a partner in 1945. They specialize in early printed material, having written over 25 books and editing another 20. Several are devoted to the works of Louisa May Alcott, many of which were written pseudonymously. The two were early members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, with Rostenberg serving as its President from 1972-1974.
From the description of Papers, ca. 1950-2002. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 53517249
Archival Resources
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| creatorOf | Bernard Quaritch Ltd. Trade catalogs of booksellers, 1924-1974. | University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library | |
| creatorOf | Leona Rostenberg (Firm). Papers, ca. 1950-2002. | Harold B. Lee Library | |
| referencedIn | Mary Hyde Eccles papers, 1853-2005, (bulk) 1939-2003. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Rostenberg, Leona. Leona Rostenberg and Madeleine B. Stern papers, 1864-2005 ( bulk : 1945-2005) | Grolier Club | |
| creatorOf | Lake, D. & E. [Collection of booksellers' catalogs : United States and Canada, before 1996, held by The Bancroft Library, L-R | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| referencedIn | William Bentinck-Smith papers, 1941-1975. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | American News Company. Trade catalogs of booksellers, 1848-1948. | University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library |
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| associatedWith | Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888. | person |
| correspondedWith | Bentinck-Smith, William, 1914- | person |
| associatedWith | Eccles, Mary Hyde. | person |
| associatedWith | Rostenberg, Leona. | person |
| associatedWith | Stern, Madeleine B., 1912-2007. | person |
| associatedWith | Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892. | person |
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