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The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections

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1. Front matter 2. ESSAY INTRODUCTORY 3. I BOOK-COLLECTING ABROAD 4. II BOOK-COLLECTING AT HOME 5. III OLD CATALOGUES AND NEW PRICES 6. IV “ASSOCIATION” BOOKS AND FIRST EDITIONS 7. V “WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN”8. VI JAMES BOSWELL—HIS BOOK 9. VII A LIGHT-BLUE STOCKING 10. VIII A RIDICULOUS PHILOSOPHER 11. IX A GREAT VICTORIAN 12. X TEMPLE BAR THEN AND NOW 13. XI A MACARONI PARSON 14. XII OSCAR WILDE 15. XIII A WORD IN MEMORY 16. INDEX

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