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Total number of records: 18

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Brotherton Collection18
Herbert Read Collection2
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections1

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book collecting18
books5
rare books4
broadsides3
collectors and collecting3
fireworks3
incunabula3
printing3
private libraries2
best books1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Hodgkin, John Eliot (1829-1912)3
Newton, A Edward (1864-1940)2
Bennett, Arnold (1867-1931)1
Derome, L (1833-1889)1
Elton, Charles Isaac (1839-1900)1
Elton, Mary Augusta1
Elton, Mary Augusta (1838-1914)1
Grimaldi, Giovanni Battista1
Hobson, Anthony (1921-2014)1
Humphreys, Arthur L (1865-1946)1

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Le luxe des livres

DerĂ´me, L (1833-1889)

1879

Pages [137-156], advertisements. "Exemplaire no. 34."

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Points in eighteenth-century verse : a bibliographer's and collector's scrapbook

Williams, Iolo Aneurin (1890-1962)

1934

"This edition... is limited to 500 copies."

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The private library : what we do know, what we don't know, what we ought to know about our books

Humphreys, Arthur L (1865-1946)

1897

What is a good edition? -- What is a fine copy? -- Book values -- On the care of books -- The art of reading -- Common-place books -- Reference books -- Boudoir libraries -- Bookbinding -- Book hobbie...

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The greatest book in the world : and other papers

Newton, A Edward (1864-1940)

[1926]

Contents: The greatest book in the world.--The ghosts of Gough Square.--Shakespeare and the "Old Vic."--Dialogue between father and son.--Change cars at Paoli.--A royal book-collector.--A "divine" and...

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A magnificent farce : and other diversions of a book collector

Newton, A Edward (1864-1940)

[1921]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Book collecting, a guide for amateurs

Slater, J Herbert (1854-1921)

1892

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Rariora : being notes of some of the printed books, manuscripts, historical documents, medals, engravings, pottery, etc., etc., collected (1858-1900) (v.1)

Hodgkin, John Eliot (1829-1912)

[1902]

Title within decorative border; head-pieces, initials, floreated end-papers, numerous facsimiles of title-pages, autograph letters, etc., etc. "Printed by Bemrose and sons, limited, at their press in ...

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Rariora : being notes of some of the printed books, manuscripts, historical documents, medals, engravings, pottery, etc., etc., collected (1858-1900) (v.2)

Hodgkin, John Eliot (1829-1912)

[1902]

Title within decorative border; head-pieces, initials, floreated end-papers, numerous facsimiles of title-pages, autograph letters, etc., etc. "Printed by Bemrose and sons, limited, at their press in ...

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Rariora : being notes of some of the printed books, manuscripts, historical documents, medals, engravings, pottery, etc., etc., collected (1858-1900) (v.3)

Hodgkin, John Eliot (1829-1912)

[1902]

Title within decorative border; head-pieces, initials, floreated end-papers, numerous facsimiles of title-pages, autograph letters, etc., etc. "Printed by Bemrose and sons, limited, at their press in ...

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