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Very young children eat their books, literally devouring their contents. This is one reason for the scarcity of first editions of Alice in Wonderland and other favorites of the nursery.
A. S. W. Rosenbach
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A. S. W. Rosenbach
Age: 75 †
Born: 1876
Born: July 22
Died: 1952
Died: July 1
Antiquarian Seller
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Abraham Simon Wolf Rosenbach
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