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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... letter or letters in brackets to denote the habitations of the copies he has examined , the tallest copy ( of which the title - page's measurements are given ) being distinguished by an asterisk ; thus : A , B * , N. ' A ' represents ...
... letter or letters in brackets to denote the habitations of the copies he has examined , the tallest copy ( of which the title - page's measurements are given ) being distinguished by an asterisk ; thus : A , B * , N. ' A ' represents ...
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... letter of the alphabet , and , immediately beneath or alongside this , the date of a year . margin each line is numbered down the page . In the next column is written the author and short title of the book- sufficient to identify it ...
... letter of the alphabet , and , immediately beneath or alongside this , the date of a year . margin each line is numbered down the page . In the next column is written the author and short title of the book- sufficient to identify it ...
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... Letter Ballads and Broadsides , ' ( 1867 ) will also be of use to you here , as will the publications of the Percy , Ballad , and Philobiblon Societies . In 1856 J. Russell Smith , the antiquarian publisher of Soho Square , issued a ...
... Letter Ballads and Broadsides , ' ( 1867 ) will also be of use to you here , as will the publications of the Percy , Ballad , and Philobiblon Societies . In 1856 J. Russell Smith , the antiquarian publisher of Soho Square , issued a ...
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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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