Bernard M. Rosenthal, 5 May 1920-14 January 2017

The title continues, 'a Biographical and Bibliographical Account in the Style of the Dictionnaire historique et critique of Pierre Bayle (1647-1706).' The author's obituary for his friend and colleague, originally published in The San Francisco Chronicle, now sits on top of discursive annotations either sent directly to the author, or to other colleagues and friends, by Rosenthal, or the 1,100 words of the original obituary now run to 24,000 in this monumental pamphlet. The impetus behind this endeavour: Jackson notes that Bernard Rosenthal 'is best known in the [American book] trade as the bookseller who made annotated books seem interesting and even significant' and that this is the first attempt, that he knows, of publishing a biography in the typographic style of Pierre Bayle in 250 years. Frontispiece portrait photograph by Elvira Piedra, letterpress-printed by Richard Seibert; 'The Annotated Rosenthal' (an introduction) and 'Errata & Addenda' both laid in; #351/400 numbered copies signed by the author and photographer.

Publisher: Printed for the Wednesday Table. First American edition
Edition: First Edition
Place Published: Berkeley
Printed wrappers, sewn. Fine.


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