Madeleine B. Stern

Madeleine Bettina Stern (July 1, 1912 – August 18, 2007), born in New York, New York, was an independent scholar and rare book dealer. She graduated from Barnard College in 1932 with a B.A. in English literature. She received her M.A. in English literature from Columbia University in 1934. Stern was particularly known for her work on the writer Louisa May Alcott. She received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1943 to write a biography of Alcott, which was eventually published in 1950. In 1945, she and her friend Leona Rostenberg opened Rostenberg & Stern Books. Rostenberg and Stern were active members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America, at a time when few women were members.[1] The pair lived and worked in Rostenberg's house in the Bronx. They were known for creating unique rare book catalogs.[2] In 1960, Stern helped found the New York Antiquarian Book Fair.[3]

Stern and Leona Rostenberg became widely known in the late 1990s while in their late eighties when their memoir on the rare book trade, "Old Books, Rare Friends" became a best seller.

Books by Madeleine B. Stern

Books co-authored by Leona Rostenberg and Madeleine B. Stern

Books edited by Madeleine B. Stern

and others.

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References

  1. Fox, Margalit (August 25, 2007). "Madeleine B. Stern, Bookseller and Sleuth, Dies at 95". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  2. Shine, Cathleen (December 30, 2007). "Madeleine Stern: Literary Life". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  3. Fox, Margalit (August 25, 2007). "Madeleine B. Stern, Bookseller and Sleuth, Dies at 95". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
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