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Edward Eberstadt & Sons: Rare Booksellers of Western Americana Author: Vinson, Michael Place: Norman, OK Publisher: Arthur H. Clark Company Date: 2016 Description: 165 pp. Frontispiece (photograph of Edward Eberstadt 1883-1958), foreword, acknowledgments, chapter footnotes, bibliography, index. (8vo) 9¼x6½", blue cloth, gilt stamping to spine and front cover. First Edition. Edward Eberstadt entered the rare book business quite by accident. Sometime in late 1907 or early 1908 he was crossing the Brooklyn Bridge when the urge to find a bathroom led him to a mechanic's garage. He found that old books were being used for the toilet paper, and one old book in Spanish intrigued him. He bought it from the garage for fifty cents, and took it to Wilberforce Eames, the renowned bibliographer at the New York Public Library. Eames informed him that the book was a Mexican incunabula, printed in the 1500s, and even though incomplete, still quite rare. Eberstadt sold his book to New York city rare book dealer Lathrop Harper, who became his mentor and friend. Lot Amendments Condition: Slight bump to upper right front cover tip, else near fine. Lots sold without reserve are sold “as Is” and are not returnable under any circumstances. The minimum shipping and handling per invoice is $20 for shipments to the US and $30 for shipments outside the US please consider this when determining your bid amount Item number: 317863