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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... matter - of - fact ' age , by which we mean a practical , unromantic age . But is it a matter for so much pride after all ? Granted that the benefits which have accrued to man- kind during the past century and a half are worth 102 The ...
... matter - of - fact ' age , by which we mean a practical , unromantic age . But is it a matter for so much pride after all ? Granted that the benefits which have accrued to man- kind during the past century and a half are worth 102 The ...
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... matter of cases with glass doors we need not touch here ; it has been thoroughly debated by such masters as Blades and Lang . For the storing of valuable books and bindings such cases are excellent , provided always that there is a free ...
... matter of cases with glass doors we need not touch here ; it has been thoroughly debated by such masters as Blades and Lang . For the storing of valuable books and bindings such cases are excellent , provided always that there is a free ...
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... matter as many who have written of these things would have us believe , or else our book - hunter has been singularly fortunate . For he confesses to having achieved considerable success in this direction . Like all other matters ...
... matter as many who have written of these things would have us believe , or else our book - hunter has been singularly fortunate . For he confesses to having achieved considerable success in this direction . Like all other matters ...
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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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