I9f y, v\ 1900 Books from the Collection of Robert Rosenthal An Exhibition in the Department ofSpecial Collections January 29 -May iot 1996 0 The University of Chicago Library 1900: Books from the Collection of Robert Rosenthal Exhibition Checklist All items on display are on loan from Jane Rosenthal. ^L s Curator of Special Collections from 1953 to 1989, Robert Rosenthal Introduction Armando Palacio Valdes. The Ribot. Authorized mn^k (1926-1989) developed rare book, manuscript, and archival collections to Terry Belanger. Joy ofCaptain transla tion from the of A. Palacio Memo to Robert Rosenthal and Michael original Valdes, t JL support the teaching and research programs of the of . University Chicago. Minna Caroline Smith. New York: Turner, July 23, 1975. by He also built several each one his conviction that an personal collections, illustrating Brentano's, 1900. Terry book can Belanger. interesting collection be put together on almost any theme, if imagination Postcard to Robert Rosenthal, Jan. 13, 1977. Periodicals and vision are brought to the task. Rosenthal defined collecting categories for himself Committee of 2000 letterhead. The Annual Literary Index. New York: Publisher's that to his sense testify of humor, his creativity, his remarkable eye for finding good Every Good Wish for the New Century. Weekly, 1900. books, and his to teach the books. extraordinary ability unexpected through [S.I.: s.n.], 1900. James M. Barrie. Several collections formed Robert Rosenthal reflect his interest in by printing Vernon Losee. Tommy and Grizel. Author's ed. New York: C. and the book books issued or with Scribner's, 1900. arts, including by particular publishers bindings Postcard to Robert Rosenthal, Oct. 5, 1976. noted He also collected Cover designed by Margaret Armstrong. by designers. series books, bad dog books, corn imagery, pop Robert Rosenthal and Anthony Newnham, Dec. Printed by John Wilson and Son at the ular astronomy, and practical manuals. the collections that him 19, 1989. Photographs taken by Jane Rosenthal. Among gave great University Press, Cambridge, Mass. Those pleasure were those that gathered books with little in common other than a chance We Love: A Calendarfor 1900. The Black ^at: A Monthly Magazine ofOriginal [S.I.: s.n., word in the title: books with the names of his wife or children in the or 1900]. title, books Short. Stories, no. 61 (Oct. 1900). Boston: whose titles were double entendres. Book Collecting Shortstory. The organizing principle of the collection featured in this exhibition is the publi John Kendrick Bangs. Four O'Clock: A Monthly Magazine ofOriginal cation date In The Idiot at Home. Illustrated F. T Richards. Writings, no. 38 (April 1900). Chicago: Four 1900. this exercise, Rosenthal observed, "Discovery comes after the by New York and London: O'Clock Harper, 1900. Publishing. fact where 'nothing' previously existed at least on the face of it, i.e. the date 1900." Robert Blatchford. Noon no. 1 111.: W S. He 1, (Oct.. 1900). Evanston, delighted in surprising booksellers and librarians, that he was chal recognizing My Favourite Books. London: Lord. standard about "collectible" books. The collection lenging assumptions 1900 amply The Clarion, 1900. Printed at the Press of R. F. Milne, Rosenthal's that a of on a Printed 111. proves theory group books focusing particular theme takes - by Morrison and Gibb, Edinburgh. Evanston, on a significance not apparent at the outset. John Hill Burton. Scribner's Magazine 27 (Jan.-June 1900). New York: The Hunter. C. Scribner's. American book publishing was flourishing in 1900, with major centers of activity Book Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1900. in New York, Chicago, Boston, and Philadelphia. Widespread mechanization of Printed by W. Blackwood & Sons. nearly every phase of book production made it possible to manufacture books rela Signed Bindings The English Catalogue ofBooksfor 1900. London: tively quickly and in great decorative cloth covers Theodore B. Hapgood and cheaply quantities. Eyecatching Sampson Low, Marston, 1901. Margaret Armstrong enlivened and to sell books several before dust took helped popular years jackets Rowfant Club (Cleveland, Ohio). Robert Browning. hold, and book designers thrived. American publishers issued a diverse assortment of The Rowfant Club 1900. Cleveland: Yearbook Passes. Illustrated The Pippa by Margaret publications from bestselling historical novels to new editions of from Club, 1900. literary classics, Armstrong. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1900. No. 12 of 113 copies. religious tracts to travel literature, from marriage manuals to beautifully illustrated Cover designed by Margaret Armstrong. Ainsworth Rand at books for children. Spofford. Printed the University Press, Cambridge, . A Bookfor All Readers: Designed as an Aid to Mass. Robert Rosenthal's collection of books in the offered a published year 1900 dizzy the Collection, Use, and Preservation ofBooks, James Thomas Fields. of for an ing array possibilities exhibition. The collection, made up of about 600 and the Formation ofPublic and Private Yesterdays With Authors. Boston and New York: Libraries. 2nd ed. New York books, includes materials published in several different countries, on a of sub and London: variety Mifflin, 1900. G. P. Houghton, aimed at a wide of Putnam's, 1900. jects, range audiences. At first, the books seemed to have little in Cover designed by Theodore B. Hapgood. common Printed at the Riverside beyond their date of publication or copyright (designated as C1900). In Press, Cambridge, Publishing and Book Design Mass. selecting books for the exhibition, however, particular features of the collection began Marketing and Advertising Thomas Nelson Page. to emerge. Books published in the United States predominate, and Chicago imprints James Lane Allen. The Old Gentleman ofthe Black Stock- are plentiful. The majority of the books are trade editions, and a of high percentage The Reign ofLaw: A Tale ofthe Kentucky Illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy. New them are works of fiction. are handsome of popular Many examples typical book Hemp Fields. With illustrations by Harry Fenn York: C. Scribner's, 1900. design of the period, and of these, a significant number of designers is identifiable. and J. C. Earl. New York and London: Cover designed by Margaret Armstrong. To Macmillan, 1900. Charlotte highlight these strengths of the collection, the exhibition is divided into two Endymion Porter and Helen A. Clarke. Printed at the Norwood Press, Norwood, Mass. New roughly equal sections, the first emphasizing book publishing and design, and the Browning Study Programmes. York: T Y. The Battle of1900: An Official Hand-Bookfor Every Crowell, ci 900. second focusing on specific genres of publications. the works in Collectively, "1900: American Citizen: Issues and Platforms ofAll Cover designed by Theodore B. Hapgood. Books from the Collection of Robert Rosenthal" a window into the culture provide Parties, With Portraits and Biographies ofthe Marie-Jeanne Roland. of a moment and a of individual books to Leaders, the Lives the Presidential particular snapshot available the American Including of The Private Memoirs ofMadame Roland. Edited, Candidates. issues L. White reading public at the turn of the century. The University of Chicago Library extends Republican by with an introduction, by Edward Gilpin Busbey; Democratic issues by Willis J. Abbot; A. C. its deep appreciation to Jane Rosenthal for her generosity in lending these books for Johnson. Chicago: McClurg, 1900. Prohibition issues by Oliver W. Stewart; Cover the exhibition. designed by Margaret Armstrong. Populist issues by Howard S. Taylor. 2> Philadelphia: International, 0900. Sales dummy. Frank Berkeley Smith Other Notable Bindings Harper and Brothers (New York) Egerton Castle. Elizabeth von Arnim. Clyde Fitch. John Kendrick Bangs. Marshfield, the Observer & the Death-dance: Elizabeth and Her German Garden. New York Barbara The Studies Character & Action. H. S. Frietchie, Frederick Girt- A ^aV ** A House-Boat on the Styx. New York and of Chicago: and London: Macmillan, 1900. Four Acts. New York: Stone, Life, 1900. London: Harper, 1900, C1899. 1900. Printed at the Norwood Press, Norwood, Mass. Cover and illustration Everett Cover Frank frontspiece by Will Carleton. designed by Hazenplug. Marion Harland and Albert Payson Terhune. Shinn; photographs of the stage production, Leslie. City Ballads. New ed. from new plates. New Amy Dr. Dale: A a Story Without Moral. New York: starring Julia Marlowe, by Byron. Some Personal and York and London: Harper, 1900, 0898. Players: Sketches. Chicago Dodd, Mead, 1900. Jerome K. Jerome. New York: H. S. Stone, 1900, C1899. Charles King. Printed by John Wilson and Son at the Printed R. Three Men on Wheels. With illustrations by by R. Donnelley and Sons Company A War-Time Wooing: A Story. New York and University Press, Mass. at the Lakeside Cambridge, Harrison Fisher. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1900. Press, Chicago, 111. London: Harper, 1900, ci888. William Wymark Jacobs. Printed by John Wilson and Son at the Frank Frankfort Illustrated by R. F. Zogbaum. Moore. A Master ofCraft. New York: University Press, Cambridge, Mass. The Conscience and New Frank ofCoralie. Chicago -F. A. Richard Stockton. Stokes, C1900. Ik Marvel. York: H. S. Stone, 1900. The Great Stone New York and Gift from F. Huttner to Robert ofSardis. Sidney Reveries a A Heart. Printed R. R. and Sons of Bachelor, or, Book fthe London: by Donnelley Company Rosenthal. Harper, 1900, C1899. With an introduction by Arlo Bates. New York: at the Lakeside Press, Chicago, 111. Mrs. Humphry Ward. Arthur Wing Pinero. T Y. Crowell, 1900. Frank Frankfort Moore. Eleanor: A Novel. New York and The Lord A in London: Gay Quex: Comedy Four Acts. Eugene McCarthy. The Jessamy Bride. Chicago and New York: New York: R. H. Russell, Harper, 1900. 1900. Familiar Fish: Their Habits and Capture: A H. S. Stone, 1900, C1896. Francis Hopkinson Smith. Practical Book on Fresh-Water Game Fish. With The Other Fellow. Boston and New York: an introduction by Dr. David Starr Jordan. Charles Scribner's Sons (New York) A.