The Book Fancier: Or, The Romance of Book Collecting |
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... thirty copies were printed as presents for the Queen's select friends . Most of the royal family had this taste for typography and books , and the author possesses some verses printed in red ink Book Collectors and Book Dealers . 5.
... thirty copies were printed as presents for the Queen's select friends . Most of the royal family had this taste for typography and books , and the author possesses some verses printed in red ink Book Collectors and Book Dealers . 5.
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... present time the original twopence would have multiplied into a thousand pounds . All your book hunters will tell us that such surprises are part of the joys of their call- ing . Yet I fancy the loyal heart would feel a twinge or ...
... present time the original twopence would have multiplied into a thousand pounds . All your book hunters will tell us that such surprises are part of the joys of their call- ing . Yet I fancy the loyal heart would feel a twinge or ...
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... present impression when a reasonable hope of its possession is held out to him ; nor is the work less intrinsically valuable than its exterior form is inviting . A nobler book cannot grace J2 Book Collectors and Book Dealers .
... present impression when a reasonable hope of its possession is held out to him ; nor is the work less intrinsically valuable than its exterior form is inviting . A nobler book cannot grace J2 Book Collectors and Book Dealers .
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... present copy ' ( the Syston ) , Mr. Quaritch went on to say , ' I have also bought for my stock , and it is purely a speculation of my own . I do not expect to keep it long . ' A copy was sold to Mr. Huth for £ 3500 , he himself ...
... present copy ' ( the Syston ) , Mr. Quaritch went on to say , ' I have also bought for my stock , and it is purely a speculation of my own . I do not expect to keep it long . ' A copy was sold to Mr. Huth for £ 3500 , he himself ...
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... present : there was no ex- citement . But there were bibliophiles there who knew what was involved . There it lay - what perhaps is one of the earliest and oldest of printed books ! Four hundred and twenty- five years had elapsed since ...
... present : there was no ex- citement . But there were bibliophiles there who knew what was involved . There it lay - what perhaps is one of the earliest and oldest of printed books ! Four hundred and twenty- five years had elapsed since ...
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