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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... probably copying Ames , calls this supposititious work ' De Re Heraldica , ' and states that it was printed at Westminster in 1496 ' Anglice . ' So much for worthy Master Nicholas , Canon of Salisbury and protégé of the ' good duke ...
... probably copying Ames , calls this supposititious work ' De Re Heraldica , ' and states that it was printed at Westminster in 1496 ' Anglice . ' So much for worthy Master Nicholas , Canon of Salisbury and protégé of the ' good duke ...
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... probably on account of its notoriety . A copy , in modern calf binding , sold recently ( 1917 ) at Sotheby's for so much as £ 130 ; but Lord Vernon's copy , choicely bound by Capé , realised only £ 70 at the Sudbury sale in June 1918 ...
... probably on account of its notoriety . A copy , in modern calf binding , sold recently ( 1917 ) at Sotheby's for so much as £ 130 ; but Lord Vernon's copy , choicely bound by Capé , realised only £ 70 at the Sudbury sale in June 1918 ...
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... Probably there are few works upon this subject with which he is unacquainted , and the bibliography upon which he is at work bids fair to become the standard volume . What an immense part Chance plays in all our lives . Some of the most ...
... Probably there are few works upon this subject with which he is unacquainted , and the bibliography upon which he is at work bids fair to become the standard volume . What an immense part Chance plays in all our lives . Some of the most ...
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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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