The Book Fancier: Or, The Romance of Book Collecting |
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Page 3
... covered floor , bed , and every portion of his house with books . When he wished to sleep , he would throw an old rug over any books that were on the floor , and stretch himself upon them , or he would cast himself , completely dressed ...
... covered floor , bed , and every portion of his house with books . When he wished to sleep , he would throw an old rug over any books that were on the floor , and stretch himself upon them , or he would cast himself , completely dressed ...
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... down after an hour's examination covered with dust and cobwebs , sending for a bun to take the place of his usual luncheon . He was not ashamed 1 to act as his own porter , and , like 6 Book Collectors and Book Dealers .
... down after an hour's examination covered with dust and cobwebs , sending for a bun to take the place of his usual luncheon . He was not ashamed 1 to act as his own porter , and , like 6 Book Collectors and Book Dealers .
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... covered almost to his shoulders , as he lay , and the floor around him was strewn with them . He used to say that the sight of books was necessary to him at his work ; and once reading how Schiller always kept ' rotten apples ' in his ...
... covered almost to his shoulders , as he lay , and the floor around him was strewn with them . He used to say that the sight of books was necessary to him at his work ; and once reading how Schiller always kept ' rotten apples ' in his ...
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... covered with filth , the great work of Quintilian . In Westphalia a monk stumbled acci- dentally on the only manuscript of Tacitus . The poems of Propertius were found under the casks in a wine - cellar . In a few months the manuscript ...
... covered with filth , the great work of Quintilian . In Westphalia a monk stumbled acci- dentally on the only manuscript of Tacitus . The poems of Propertius were found under the casks in a wine - cellar . In a few months the manuscript ...
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... covered with stamped leather , the first page of each volume exquisitely illu- minated in choicest Italian style , and each chapter heading illuminated in gold and colours . Well kept and taken care of through four long centuries ...
... covered with stamped leather , the first page of each volume exquisitely illu- minated in choicest Italian style , and each chapter heading illuminated in gold and colours . Well kept and taken care of through four long centuries ...
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