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The Rothschilds

by Frederic Morton

Catalogued September 25, 2026

The Work

First published
1961

Drew's Copy

Edition
1961 Curtis Publishing Company edition
Publisher
The Curtis Publishing Company
Published in
New York
Copy published
1961
Binding
Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket
Collection status
On the shelves
Reading status
Owned
Condition
Good hardcover in a fair dust jacket; jacket is rubbed and age-toned with chips, tears, creases, and edge loss, while the book and text block remain intact
Rothschild FamilyJewish HistoryEuropean HistoryBankingFinanceFamily HistoryBiographyNineteenth CenturyTwentieth Century

Acquisition & Provenance

Provenance
The front free endpaper bears a previous owner’s inscription, apparently ‘N. Brown,’ dated July 1962.

About This Copy

This is the 1961 Curtis Publishing Company hardcover edition of Frederic Morton’s The Rothschilds: A Family Portrait. The copyright page records Library of Congress catalog card number 62-7938 and credits Harry Ford with the book design. The illustrated dust jacket was designed by George Salter and remains with the copy despite substantial wear.

A previous owner’s inscription on the front free endpaper appears to read “N. Brown — 1962 — July.” The jacket is chipped, torn, creased, rubbed, and age-toned, with losses at the spine ends and along the edges, but its striking heraldic front design and Lida Moser’s author portrait on the rear remain substantially intact.

Frederic Morton’s illustrated family portrait follows six generations of the Rothschilds from Frankfurt’s Judengasse to international prominence in banking, politics, philanthropy, and European society.

Drew's Copy
Front cover of Drew's copy of The Rothschilds
The illustrated George Salter dust jacket on Drew's copy of The Rothschilds.
Front dust-jacket flap of Drew's copy of The Rothschilds
The front jacket flap describes Morton's portrait of six generations of the Rothschild family and notes the book's 38 halftone illustrations and genealogical table.
Back cover of Drew's copy of The Rothschilds
The rear jacket panel carries Lida Moser's portrait of Frederic Morton and a contemporary author biography.
Copyright page of Drew's copy of The Rothschilds
The copyright page identifies the 1961 Curtis Publishing Company edition, Library of Congress catalog card number 62-7938, and book designer Harry Ford.
Ownership inscription of Drew's copy of The Rothschilds
A previous owner's inscription, apparently signed N. Brown and dated July 1962.
Contents, first page of Drew's copy of The Rothschilds
The first contents page traces the family from Mayer Amschel Rothschild through its nineteenth-century expansion across Europe.
Contents, second page of Drew's copy of The Rothschilds
The second contents page continues through the world wars and the family's twentieth-century branches.
Back dust-jacket flap of Drew's copy of The Rothschilds
The rear jacket flap continues the publisher's summary of the family's political, financial, and social history.