Category: History - Other
The Bibliophile, as he is somewhat pedantically termed, probably dates his existence from the time when books began to be multiplied in sufficient quantities to render the acquisition of duplicate copies by the public a matter of possibility, but his opportunities of amassing...
The Bibliophile, as he is somewhat pedantically termed, probably dates his existence from the time when books began to be multiplied in sufficient quantities to render the acqui...
3. CHAPTER II.The first sale of books by auction which is recorded as having taken place in England was held in Warwick Lane exactly 213 years ago, and Dr. Lazarus Seaman, whose library was d...
4. CHAPTER III.The mould used by paper-makers is a kind of sieve of an oblong shape, bottomed with the very finest wire strands, all of which run horizontally from end to end. From top to bott...
5. CHAPTER IV.It must be borne in mind that the title-page of a book, though constituting a very old method of showing at a glance the nature of the contents, together with the place of publi...
6. CHAPTER V.THE REASONS WHICH MAKE A BOOK VALUABLE--SCARCITY--SUPPRESSED WORKS--SOME BOOKS WHICH HAVE BEEN BURNED BY THE HANGMAN--WORKS PRIVATELY SUPPRESSED--WORKS OF LIMITED ISSUE--TRANSAC...
7. CHAPTER VI.The great enemy of books is unquestionably damp, which corrodes the paper, covering it with reddish brown spots, or, in extreme cases, patches. These unsightly marks, if once th...
8. CHAPTER VII.The revival of classical literature in Europe is generally assigned to the middle of the fifteenth century, and is, perhaps, coeval with the invention of printing, when for the...
9. CHAPTER VIII.If Aldine collectors were at one time numerous and enthusiastic, amateurs who affected the Elzevir press, and were never tired of extolling the excellence of the little books wh...
10. CHAPTER IX.In the short time that intervened between the invention of printing by means of movable type and the end of the fifteenth century some 20,000 different works are known to have b...
11. CHAPTER X.Books cannot live long without being bound, and the more expensive and artistic the appearance of the binding, the greater the chance of preservation for the whole. A book is so...
12. CHAPTER XI.One of the most difficult branches of bibliography is that which treats of the books to choose and those to avoid, with reference mainly to their pecuniary value. Few collectors...