The Book-Hunter at HomeGood Press, 13 de dez. de 2019 - 659 páginas "The Book-Hunter at Home" by P. B. M. Allan. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format. |
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... in this book . Even today , over a century after it was first published , readers find themselves amused by these puzzles meant to train the mind . Buy now and read Victor Hirtzler The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book The Hotel.
... in this book . Even today , over a century after it was first published , readers find themselves amused by these puzzles meant to train the mind . Buy now and read Victor Hirtzler The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book The Hotel.
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... mind at once concerning an out-of-the-way book. He who hesitates is lost, and this is doubly true of the book- collector. More than once in his early days of collecting has our book-hunter hesitated and finally left a book, only to dash ...
... mind at once concerning an out-of-the-way book. He who hesitates is lost, and this is doubly true of the book- collector. More than once in his early days of collecting has our book-hunter hesitated and finally left a book, only to dash ...
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... mind . Next morning he awoke sane and conscious of his folly . An early visit to the bookstall followed , but the little volume had gone ; and it was not comforting to learn that it had been sold shortly after our bookman saw it , to a ...
... mind . Next morning he awoke sane and conscious of his folly . An early visit to the bookstall followed , but the little volume had gone ; and it was not comforting to learn that it had been sold shortly after our bookman saw it , to a ...
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... mind, that add a zest to anticipation whenever we go book-hunting on our travels. But alas! the reward for the bibliophile's hope in this direction is rare as the blossoming of the aloe. It is curious to think of the thousands of books ...
... mind, that add a zest to anticipation whenever we go book-hunting on our travels. But alas! the reward for the bibliophile's hope in this direction is rare as the blossoming of the aloe. It is curious to think of the thousands of books ...
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... mind to start collecting Elzeviers , more with the intention of gathering a representative collection of books printed by that great family of printers than with any idea of specialising in them . Probably he was urged thereto by ...
... mind to start collecting Elzeviers , more with the intention of gathering a representative collection of books printed by that great family of printers than with any idea of specialising in them . Probably he was urged thereto by ...
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CHAPTER II | |
CHAPTER III | |
CHAPTER IV | |
THE PERON page 96 | |
CHAPTER V | |
CHAPTER VI | |
CHAPTER VII | |
The first edition was put forth only after much hesitation and with | |
CHAPTER IX | |
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INDEX | |
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