The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections
by A. Edward Newton
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Contents
- Preface
- Essay Introductory
- I. Book-Collecting Abroad
- II. Book-Collecting at Home
- III. Old Catalogues and New Prices
- IV. “Association” Books and First Editions
- V. “What Might Have Been”
- VI. James Boswell—His Book
- VII. A Light-Blue Stocking
- VIII. A Ridiculous Philosopher
- IX. A Great Victorian
- X. Temple Bar Then and Now
- XI. A Macaroni Parson
- XII. Oscar Wilde
- XIII. A Word in Memory