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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... fact , the great majority of them were not really bargains at all . He may bitterly lament having parted with a copy of the first edition of the ' Compleat Angler , ' in the ' sixties for twenty guineas , but he overlooks the fact that ...
... fact , the great majority of them were not really bargains at all . He may bitterly lament having parted with a copy of the first edition of the ' Compleat Angler , ' in the ' sixties for twenty guineas , but he overlooks the fact that ...
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... fact that he quotes one of the stage directions ( enter Balsebub with a Berde ' ) seems to point to the fact that he actually had the volume in his hands . It concerned the trial of Simony and Avarice , with the Devil as Judge . The ...
... fact that he quotes one of the stage directions ( enter Balsebub with a Berde ' ) seems to point to the fact that he actually had the volume in his hands . It concerned the trial of Simony and Avarice , with the Devil as Judge . The ...
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... fact of them all abounding with incidents that are not only impossible but preposterous , would have given these critics pause , and have urged them to ask themselves why and wherefore such things were repeated . To anyone possessed of ...
... fact of them all abounding with incidents that are not only impossible but preposterous , would have given these critics pause , and have urged them to ask themselves why and wherefore such things were repeated . To anyone possessed of ...
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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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