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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... included , for the man who collects these is no book - lover in the truest sense of the word , and his hobby does not fall properly within the category of book- collecting , being classed rather under the heading Art and Vertu , Bric ...
... included , for the man who collects these is no book - lover in the truest sense of the word , and his hobby does not fall properly within the category of book- collecting , being classed rather under the heading Art and Vertu , Bric ...
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... included in another and wider subject . * For example , Astronomy and Astrology , inseparably bound up in the ancient works , are included in the heading ' Occult . ' Herbals , which deal with the medicinal qualities of plants , you ...
... included in another and wider subject . * For example , Astronomy and Astrology , inseparably bound up in the ancient works , are included in the heading ' Occult . ' Herbals , which deal with the medicinal qualities of plants , you ...
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... included not only historical accounts of military operations but those works which treat of the military art and the progress of its development . Obviously it is a subject that is as old as mankind , and dissertations on drill with the ...
... included not only historical accounts of military operations but those works which treat of the military art and the progress of its development . Obviously it is a subject that is as old as mankind , and dissertations on drill with 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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