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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... original . One cannot do better at the outset of one's acquaintance with the great poet than to procure Dr. J. A. Carlyle's excellent version of the ' Inferno . ' A third edition was published in 1882. It has explanatory notes and a ...
... original . One cannot do better at the outset of one's acquaintance with the great poet than to procure Dr. J. A. Carlyle's excellent version of the ' Inferno . ' A third edition was published in 1882. It has explanatory notes and a ...
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... original binding , but it had been rebound in precisely the same style as that in which it was originally published . The paper labels had been reprinted in facsimile , and the edges had not been tampered with in any respect , not even ...
... original binding , but it had been rebound in precisely the same style as that in which it was originally published . The paper labels had been reprinted in facsimile , and the edges had not been tampered with in any respect , not even ...
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... original sheepskin binding , was offered ; the hammer fell at the enormous figure of £ 1,290 . This sum has not yet ( 1921 ) been eclipsed ; but that it was not a fancy price * is shown by the fact that in 1909 a copy not in the original ...
... original sheepskin binding , was offered ; the hammer fell at the enormous figure of £ 1,290 . This sum has not yet ( 1921 ) been eclipsed ; but that it was not a fancy price * is shown by the fact that in 1909 a copy not in the original ...
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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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