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 |
De dentro do livro
Resultados 1-3 de 55
Página 39
... never elated at our mistakes , they are never ' superior ' when we display ignorance . Human friendships are limited ; but to the number of our most intimate acquaintances in cloth , vellum , and morocco , there is no end . It is this ...
... never elated at our mistakes , they are never ' superior ' when we display ignorance . Human friendships are limited ; but to the number of our most intimate acquaintances in cloth , vellum , and morocco , there is no end . It is this ...
Página 60
... never even occurs to us to consider these matters , these vital qualities upon which the whole question of like or dislike depends . ' To every thing there is a season , and a time to every purpose under heaven ' ; and again , ' A wise ...
... never even occurs to us to consider these matters , these vital qualities upon which the whole question of like or dislike depends . ' To every thing there is a season , and a time to every purpose under heaven ' ; and again , ' A wise ...
Página 112
... never a more genuine book - lover , seems to have been as susceptible as most of us . ' I believe no man , ' he writes in ' Books and Bookmen , ' ' has a library so rich in imperfect works as the author of these pages . ' Yet although ...
... never a more genuine book - lover , seems to have been as susceptible as most of us . ' I believe no man , ' he writes in ' Books and Bookmen , ' ' has a library so rich in imperfect works as the author of these pages . ' Yet although ...
Conteúdo
CONTENTS CHAP PAGE I ADVENTURES AMONG BOOKS I | 25 |
THE LIBRARY | 31 |
BOOKS WHICH FORM THE LIBRARY | 58 |
7 outras seções não mostradas
Outras edições - Ver todos
Termos e frases comuns
acquired ale-conner ancient appeared biblio bibliography bibliomania bibliophile Bibliotheca binder binding book-collector book-hunter book-lover bookbinders bookman books printed bookseller bound British Museum Cambridge catalogue Caxton century chivalry classics collection collector colour compiled comprises contains copy curious delightful Dictionary Doubtless duodecimo early Elzeviers England English engravings famous folio Frederic Harrison Freemasonry French hands heading History hobby illustrations inches incunabula interesting issued Kamashastra King King Arthur knowledge known la Fauconnerie large number large octavo leather letter literature London matter mind modern morocco never octavo volumes old books once original paper Paris Pastissier perhaps possess printers probably published purchased quarto quarto volumes rare realised reprinted Roger Ascham romances scarce second edition shelves shillings sold Sotheby's specialist Stowe Bardolph things thought title-page translation treasure valuable vellum voyage William Caxton writes