1918. With illustrations. Ardent bibliophile and writer Alfred
Edward Newton was the leading authority on book collecting in the
first half of the 20th century. The Amenities of Book Collecting is
a classic of the books-on-books genre and a charming collection of
essays that set the tone for book collecting in the postwar era.
Contents: Book-Collecting Abroad; Book-Collecting at Home; Old
Catalogues and New Prices; Association Books and First Editions;
What Might Have Been; James Boswell-His Book; A Light-Blue
Stocking; A Ridiculous Philosopher; A Great Victorian; Temple Bar
Then and Now; A Macaroni Parson; Oscar Wilde; and A Word in Memory.
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