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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... once outbid at Sotheby's for a scarce volume which he found , a week later , on a barrow in Clerkenwell for fourpence ! The same year he picked up for ten shillings , in London , an early sixteenth- century folio , rubricated and with ...
... once outbid at Sotheby's for a scarce volume which he found , a week later , on a barrow in Clerkenwell for fourpence ! The same year he picked up for ten shillings , in London , an early sixteenth- century folio , rubricated and with ...
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... once acquainted with a certain country gentleman , a learned man and most excellent companion , whose passion for rare things once got the better of his judgment . It was not books that he collected , but butterflies ; and he was ...
... once acquainted with a certain country gentleman , a learned man and most excellent companion , whose passion for rare things once got the better of his judgment . It was not books that he collected , but butterflies ; and he was ...
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... once more and put a mark with your pencil against the heading which is most to your taste . If you do not see your chosen subject at once , a scrutiny will probably discover it for you included in another and wider subject . * For ...
... once more and put a mark with your pencil against the heading which is most to your taste . If you do not see your chosen subject at once , a scrutiny will probably discover it for you included in another and wider subject . * For ...
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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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