Betty Rosenberg — The Letter Killeth

Los Angeles , Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, 1982. First edition. Cloth. One of the author's copies of this limited edition work, comprising three bibliographical essays of "bookish mysteries". One of the author's copies of this limited edition, being signed and unnumbered to the colophon. This cloth-bound edition was limited to fifty copies, and is therefore very scarce to come across. In the publisher's original cloth binding. These three bibliographical essays discuss mysteries with settings in libraries, the book trade, or publishing, or involving librarians, bibliomaniacs, or publishers.Betty Rosenberg was a prominent library science educator who coined the term "genreflecting", meaning the process of examining and analysing the patterns and characteristics of literary genres. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent, with minor shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with light spots to the endpapers. Author's signature to the colophon. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .