The Book-Hunter in London by William Roberts

About this eBook

Author

Roberts, W. (William), 1862-1940

Title

The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting

Credits

Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Christine D., Lisa Reigel, and the booksmiths at www.eBookForge.net

Language

English

LoC Class

Z: Bibliography, Library science

Subject

Booksellers and bookselling -- England -- London

Category

Text

eBook-No.

22607

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22607

Release Date

September 15, 2007

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE BOOK-HUNTER IN LONDON. — THE — BOOK-HUNTER IN LONDON
2. 2.Historical and other Studies of Collectors and Collecting — WITH NUMEROUS PORTRAITS AND ILLUSTRATIONS — BY
3. 3.W. ROBERTS — LONDON ELLIOT STOCK, 62, PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C. 1895
4. 4.CONTENTS.
5. 5.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
6. 6.PREFACE.
7. 7.INTRODUCTION. — FOOTNOTES: — THE BOOK-HUNTER IN LONDON
8. 8.EARLY BOOK-HUNTING.
9. 9.BOOK-HUNTING AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF PRINTING. — I. — II. — III. — FOOTNOTES:
10. 10.FROM THE OLD TO THE NEW. — I. — II. — III. — FOOTNOTES:
11. 11.BOOK-AUCTIONS AND SALES. — I. — II. — FOOTNOTES:
12. 12.BOOKSTALLS AND BOOKSTALLING.
13. 13.SOME BOOK-HUNTING LOCALITIES. — LITTLE BRITAIN AND MOORFIELDS. — FINSBURY. — CENTRAL AND EAST LONDON. — HOLBORN AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. — ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. — FLEET STREET. — THE STRAND. — CHARING CROSS AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. — WESTMINSTER HALL. — BOND STREET AND PICCADILLY. — FOOTNOTES:
14. 14.WOMEN AS BOOK-COLLECTORS.
15. 15.BOOK THIEVES, BORROWERS, AND KNOCK-OUTS.
16. 16.SOME HUMOURS OF BOOK-CATALOGUES.
17. 17.SOME MODERN COLLECTORS.
18. 18.INDEX. — Elliot Stock, Paternoster Row, London. — Uniform with 'The Book-Hunter in London.'
19. 19.THE BOOK-HUNTER IN PARIS. — Studies Among the Bookstalls of the Quays. — By OCTAVE UZANNE. — With an Introduction by AUGUSTINE BIRRELL, AUTHOR OF 'OBITER DICTA,' 'RES JUDICATÆ,' ETC. — AND 144 CHARACTERISTIC ILLUSTRATIONS INTERSPERSED IN THE TEXT . — Opinions of the Press on 'The Book-Hunter in Paris.'
20. 20.TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES:

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