The Romance of Book-Collecting (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

The Romance of Book-Collecting (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by John Herbert Slater
The Romance of Book-Collecting (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

The Romance of Book-Collecting (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by John Herbert Slater

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Overview

The New York Times described this 1899 volume as containing “a large amount of fascinating material about book auctions, book catalogues, lucky finds, hunting grounds, vagaries of collectors, comparisons of pricing, rules of the chase, glamour of bindings, and the auction block.” An authoritative yet gossipy discussion on the topic of book collecting.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781411456532
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Publication date: 02/14/2012
Series: Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 178
File size: 965 KB
Age Range: 3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

John Herbert Slater (1854-1921) was an English editor and bibliophile. His works include Book Collecting: a Guide for Amateurs (1892), Engravings and Their Value (1894), and The Romance of Book-Collecting (1898).

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