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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... purchasing a book merely by obtruding it continually before his gaze , till at length its very presence becomes a source of annoyance to him . To escape from this incubus he purchases the volume . In nine cases out of ten , books so ...
... purchasing a book merely by obtruding it continually before his gaze , till at length its very presence becomes a source of annoyance to him . To escape from this incubus he purchases the volume . In nine cases out of ten , books so ...
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... purchases to perfect copies in choice condition . And so it is unavoidable that a certain number of our volumes ... purchasing of a volume in a state of decay ( externally , that is ) is sometimes unavoidable , it should be every ...
... purchases to perfect copies in choice condition . And so it is unavoidable that a certain number of our volumes ... purchasing of a volume in a state of decay ( externally , that is ) is sometimes unavoidable , it should be every ...
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... purchased in Italy . Among these was the famous library of Giacomo Barocci , a gentleman of Venice , consisting of two hundred and forty - two manuscript volumes , now in the Bodleian Library . Writing to the Archbishop of Armagh in ...
... purchased in Italy . Among these was the famous library of Giacomo Barocci , a gentleman of Venice , consisting of two hundred and forty - two manuscript volumes , now in the Bodleian Library . Writing to the Archbishop of Armagh in ...
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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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