The determination to found a story or a series of sketches on the delights, adventures, and misadventures connected with bibliomania did not come impulsively to my brother. For many years, in short during the greater part of nearly a quarter of a century of journalistic work, he had celebrated in prose and verse, and always in his happiest and most delightful vein, the pleasures of book-hunting. Himself an indefatigable collector of books, the possessor of a library as valuable as it was interesting, a library containing ...
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The determination to found a story or a series of sketches on the delights, adventures, and misadventures connected with bibliomania did not come impulsively to my brother. For many years, in short during the greater part of nearly a quarter of a century of journalistic work, he had celebrated in prose and verse, and always in his happiest and most delightful vein, the pleasures of book-hunting. Himself an indefatigable collector of books, the possessor of a library as valuable as it was interesting, a library containing volumes obtained only at the cost of great personal sacrifice, he was in the most active sympathy with the disease called bibliomania, and knew, as few comparatively poor men have known, the half-pathetic, half-humorous side of that incurable mental infirmity. The newspaper column, to which he contributed almost daily for twelve years, comprehended many sly digs and gentle scoffings at those of his unhappy fellow citizens who became notorious, through his instrumentality, in their devotion to old book-shelves and auction sales. And all the time none was more assiduous than this same good-natured cynic in running down a musty prize, no matter what its cost or what the attending difficulties. "I save others, myself I cannot save," was his humorous cry.
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Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Former Library book. (books, book collecting, essays) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.
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Very Good. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases on pages. Blue-green coverboards with gilt lettering. Top edge of text block is also gilt. Small bookseller's sticker on front pastedown endpaper. Previous owner's name in pencil on endpapers. A number of notes in margins and underlining of text in pencil. Initials embossed on front free endpaper. Some wear to edges of coverboards. Binding is slightly cocked. Size: 12mo (7" to 7.5"). 253 pp.
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Very Good+ in boards. Edge wear. Slight bumping to crown and heel of spine. W. B. Clarke & Co. Booksellers sticker to lower left corner of front end page.; 8vo 8"-9" tall.
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Fine. Book. 12mo-over 6¾-7¾" tall. Signed by Author(s) Limited Edition 1/150 #34 Presentation Copy."It WasThis Book My Husband Was Writing When he Died. It Was His Last Book. Julia Sutherland Field Chicago June 4th 1916."Comes With A Poem In Eugene Field Handwriting Dated Chicago August 23, 1894. House In a Beautiful Box With Black Leather Spine One Of A Kind. Gorgeous As New. Ownership Book Plate. One Of Classics On Books About Books.
