The Rosenbach Podcast: Episode 9

A Royal Relic: Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach Receives a Gift from Great Britain’s King George V 

The Rosenbach’s collections include many objects with connections to European royalty.  One such object is a book that was acquired as a gift from the Royal Library at Windsor Castle.  In this episode, learn about this precious relic from a transatlantic voyage Dr. Rosenbach undertook in the 1920’s. 

You can read Dr. Rosenbach’s memoir Books and Bidders, which is referenced in this episode, for free online, via the Internet Archive!

Celia Levetus (Moss), Early Efforts: A Volume of Poems, by the Misses Moss, of the Hebrew Nation, Aged 18 and 16. Portsmouth: Whittaker & Co., 1839. Rosenbach Call No. J8391. Back cover (“The Jewish Maidens’ Tribute).
Celia Levetus (Moss), Early Efforts: A Volume of Poems, by the Misses Moss, of the Hebrew Nation, Aged 18 and 16. Portsmouth: Whittaker & Co., 1839. Rosenbach Call No. J8391. Front cover.
Dr. Alexander Lawrence Ames holds Early Efforts.