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The Great Book-Collectors
The Great Book-Collectors is an illustrious anthology exploring the profound devotion and diverse motivations behind historical figures who curated some of the most renowned libraries in history. Through a captivating array of narratives, this collection delves into the art and passion of book collecting, ranging from medieval scribes to 19th-century bibliophiles. The editors, Charles Isaac Elton and Mary Augusta Elton, provide a comprehensive discourse that highlights the diversity and cultural significance of the bibliophiles included, offering a fascinating insight into the intellectual fervor that fueled their quests. Charles and Mary Augusta Elton bring their extensive knowledge and lit...
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The Great Book-Collectors
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Book Collecting
Twelve essays by noted book collectors, curators, and scholar cover auctions, dealers, descriptive bibliographies, forgeries, the organization of a collection, and the care of books and manuscripts.
Taste and Technique in Book-Collecting
Originally published in 1948, this book contains the text of the Sandars Lectures in Bibliography for the previous year. Carter reflects upon the evolution and method of book collecting from the middle of the nineteenth century until the 1940s, and meditates on what it means to be a book collector, the changing definition of that term, and recent developments in collecting styles. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in bibliophilism or the history of book collecting.
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