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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... present - day prices . As a matter of fact , the great majority of them were not really bargains at all . He may bitterly lament having parted with a copy of the first edition of the ' Compleat Angler , ' in the ' sixties for twenty ...
... present - day prices . As a matter of fact , the great majority of them were not really bargains at all . He may bitterly lament having parted with a copy of the first edition of the ' Compleat Angler , ' in the ' sixties for twenty ...
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... present - that which was formerly in the Huth Library . It was purchased at Sotheby's in July , 1920 , by a well - known New York dealer , Mr. G. D. Smith , for ten guineas , the writer of these lines being the underbidder . Mr. Smith ...
... present - that which was formerly in the Huth Library . It was purchased at Sotheby's in July , 1920 , by a well - known New York dealer , Mr. G. D. Smith , for ten guineas , the writer of these lines being the underbidder . Mr. Smith ...
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... present I am unaware of any modern bibliography upon this subject . There are lists of costume books in Fairholt's Costume in England ' ( 1896 edition ) , The Heritage of Dress ' by Mr. W. M. Webb ( 1907 ) , and a paper on them by Mr ...
... present I am unaware of any modern bibliography upon this subject . There are lists of costume books in Fairholt's Costume in England ' ( 1896 edition ) , The Heritage of Dress ' by Mr. W. M. Webb ( 1907 ) , and a paper on them by Mr ...
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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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