Bookends: Two Women, One Enduring Friendship

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Year: 2001
Pages: 246
Binding Hardcover
ISBN 743202457

Product Code: 756777631

Description

Leona Rostenberg (au); Madeleine Stern (au). The rare book dealers who delighted readers with the history of their bookselling days now offer the other side of their story -- an intimate look at the joys of a relationship that has lasted 50+ years. When their friendship & business partnership began in the 1940s, Leona Rostenberg & Madeleine Stern were pioneers in a man’s world. Now approaching their 90s, the duo remains a vibrant institution in the rare book trade, even as the Internet changes their field forever. Here they recount their fascinating histories: family backgrounds, business adventures, the men they did not marry, & their approach to the trials of aging. This is a chronicle of the cultural changes of 20th-cent. American life & a loving farewell to the golden age of book collecting. B&W photos.

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