The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
Fiction & Literature, Anthologies
| Author: | A. Edward Newton | ISBN: | 9781411456440 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble | Publication: | October 18, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble | Language: | English |
| Author: | A. Edward Newton |
| ISBN: | 9781411456440 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
| Publication: | October 18, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
