One of the 300 numbered copies bound thus and meant for subscribers. These special copies contain a signed and numbered etched portrait of Rosenwald by the Philadelphia artist Tony Rosati. With a foreword by James H. Billington, preface by Larry E. Sullivan and an essay on Rosenwald by William Matheson. This material is followed by 100 essays by noted scholars on different areas that interested Rosenwald and are reflected in his collection. Included are sections on Manuscripts (5 essays), Early Printing, Typography & Writing Books (12 essays), Illustrated Books (39 essays), Eighteenth-Century French Illustrated Books (6 essays), William Blake (4 essays), Modern Illustrated Books (7 essays), Architecture (3 essays), Bindings (7 essays), Geography (5 essays), Herbals (3 essays) and Science (9 essays). Illustrated, including some in color. Leather spine faded.