The Book-hunter at HomeP. Allan, 1922 - 275 páginas I. Adventures among books.--II. The library.--III. Books which form the library.--IV. Chivalry and romance.--V-VI. The care of books.--VII. Books of the collector.--VIII-IX. A plea for specialism.--Index |
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... boards are too dirty or broken to be retained , or some of the boards in a set of volumes are missing . Then there is nothing for it but to provide new boards or patch up and re - cover the old ones . Here again the labour is not very ...
... boards are too dirty or broken to be retained , or some of the boards in a set of volumes are missing . Then there is nothing for it but to provide new boards or patch up and re - cover the old ones . Here again the labour is not very ...
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... boards , paste the linen sides on the underside of each board , i.e. so that when the book is shut , the linen is between leaves and board . The best way to do this is to take a volume of similar thickness , cover it with newspaper ...
... boards , paste the linen sides on the underside of each board , i.e. so that when the book is shut , the linen is between leaves and board . The best way to do this is to take a volume of similar thickness , cover it with newspaper ...
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... boards are flat whilst you are holding the leaves perpendicularly ; then pencil and rule lines all round , leaving a margin of about three - quarters of an inch . Cut out this piece , paste it , paste the back and boards , and lay the ...
... boards are flat whilst you are holding the leaves perpendicularly ; then pencil and rule lines all round , leaving a margin of about three - quarters of an inch . Cut out this piece , paste it , paste the back and boards , and lay the ...
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CONTENTS CHAP PAGE I ADVENTURES AMONG BOOKS I | 25 |
THE LIBRARY | 31 |
BOOKS WHICH FORM THE LIBRARY | 58 |
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