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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... early in his career , to make up his 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 ...
... early in his career , to make up his 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 ...
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... early types , paper - marks , etc. , and is one of the most important works on the history of printing that has ever been produced . * He will do well also to acquire Bigmore and Wyman's ' Bibliography of Printing , ' a valuable work ...
... early types , paper - marks , etc. , and is one of the most important works on the history of printing that has ever been produced . * He will do well also to acquire Bigmore and Wyman's ' Bibliography of Printing , ' a valuable work ...
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... Early - Printed Books . 19. By the term ' early - printed books ' the bookseller generally means fifteenth - century works , or incunabula as they are now called . You must needs be a rich man if this be your hobby , for every volume ...
... Early - Printed Books . 19. By the term ' early - printed books ' the bookseller generally means fifteenth - century works , or incunabula as they are now called . You must needs be a rich man if this be your hobby , for every volume ...
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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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