The amenities of book-collecting and kindred affections
by A. Edward Newton
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The author presents book-collecting as a pastime and a sport here. A bestseller in its day, this 1918 work considers prices, catalogs, book-collecting at home and abroad, and first editions, as well as offering essays on some of Newton's favorite authors: James Boswell, Samuel Johnson, Charles Lamb, Anthony Trollope, and Oscar Wilde.Tags
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An interesting collection of essays about authors, bibliophiles, and the world of books. Some of the essays seemed to drag on and became more like love letters to certain individuals, but very informative overall. There are a few humorous bits; I only wish there were more!
A rare edition of a classic book.
ex-library: Haverford College (Chrisopher Morley alcove)
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Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1924
- Dedication
- If, as Eugene field suggests, womenfolk are few in that part of paradise especially reserved for book-lovers I do not care. One woman will be there, for I shall insist that eight and twenty years probation entitles her to sha... (show all)re my biblio-bliss above as she has shared it here below. That woman is my wife. A. EDWARD NEWTON, October, 1918
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 020.75 — Computer science, information & general works Library & information sciences Science and administration of libraries in general Education And Research Collecting
- LCC
- Z992 .N38 — Bibliography, Library Science and Information Resources Libraries Book collecting
- BISAC
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- 210
- Popularity
- 154,809
- Reviews
- 3
- Rating
- (4.07)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 14
- ASINs
- 26
