Bibliomania
HAVING been asked to make a few remarks upon Book-loving, Book-buying, and Book Clubs,--not for publication before the great audience of readers, but for the exclusive use of the members of a private Book Club,--I venture thus to offer my views, hoping that in the light of my...
HAVING been asked to make a few remarks upon Book-loving, Book-buying, and Book Clubs,--not for publication before the great audience of readers, but for the exclusive use of th...
2. Chapter 2Limited space prevents me from making any remarks upon the other five "symptoms," none of which are of any special interest, except to collectors to whose eccentricities they pa...
3. Chapter 3"It is worthy of remark, however, that the enormously increased demand of late for beautiful books evinces the fact that cultured and wealthy people are growing to appreciate th...
4. Chapter 4I have recently taken occasion to examine with considerable care the latest publications of the leading book clubs of this country, and to compare them with some of the first is...