Leona Rostenberg (December 28, 1908- March 17, 2005) was an American historian and rare books dealer born in New York, New York.
Rostenberg and her decades long friend and business partner Madeleine B. Stern became widely known in the late 1990's while in their late eighties when their memoir on the rare book trade, "Old Books, Rare Friends" became a best seller.
In addition to many books on book history and book collecting, Rostenberg wrote numerous articles over the years for many publications includingJournal of Modern History, American Historical Review, and Library Quarterly.
English Publishers in the Graphic Arts, 1599-1700: A Study of the Print-Sellers and Publishers of Engravings, Art and Architectural Manuals, Maps, and Copy-Books, 1963.
Literary, Political, Scientific, Religious, and Legal Publishing, Printing, and Bookselling in England, 1551-1700: Twelve Studies (two volume set), 1965.
The Minority Press and the English Crown: A Study in Repression, 1558-1625, 1971.
An Antiquarian's Credo, 1976.
Bibliately, 1978.
The Library of Robert Hooke: The Scientific Book Trade of Restoration England, 1989.