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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... valuable are these researches of our book - collecting friends ! Do they not add a zest to those delightful evenings when , with curtains drawn and blazing fire , our favourite pipe aglow , a tall glass at our elbow , we hunt our ...
... valuable are these researches of our book - collecting friends ! Do they not add a zest to those delightful evenings when , with curtains drawn and blazing fire , our favourite pipe aglow , a tall glass at our elbow , we hunt our ...
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... valuable for the identification of ancient Latin place- names . A second series was published in 1866 . J. Hilton's ' Chronograms ' ( 1882 ) and ' Chronograms Continued ' ( 1885 ) are often of great assistance with regard to dates . In ...
... valuable for the identification of ancient Latin place- names . A second series was published in 1866 . J. Hilton's ' Chronograms ' ( 1882 ) and ' Chronograms Continued ' ( 1885 ) are often of great assistance with regard to dates . In ...
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... valuable little book and somewhat hard to obtain . For other reference - books upon this subject , you must turn to the headings ' Ballads ' and ' Broadsides ' in Mr. W. P. Courtney's valuable ' Register of National Bibliography ...
... valuable little book and somewhat hard to obtain . For other reference - books upon this subject , you must turn to the headings ' Ballads ' and ' Broadsides ' in Mr. W. P. Courtney's valuable ' Register of National Bibliography ...
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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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