"Publisher's note: This volume has been published in celebration of the 90th birthday of Bernard M. Rosenthal, 5th May 2010, at my suggestion and even insistence. The autobiography is published here as written. Barney's autobibliography has been (lightly) edited for consistency. It is based on his own archival listing, which also included his many lectures and introductions--these have been omitted unless published ..."--Prelim. p. [4].

Cover features facsimile of Rosenthal's bookseller catalog no. 1 entitled "A selection of medieval text manuscripts from the 9th to the 16th century".