| 单词 | bibliophile |
| 例句 | “What about all these other kids?” said Sierra, gesturing to the tables filled with the country’s top young bibliophiles. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z In fact, “M Train” is a bibliophile’s trove, with striking insights into the books that ignited Smith’s imagination. In her memoir ‘M Train,’ Patti Smith opens up about her life and loves 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z In addition to being a dedicated bibliophile, Scheide was a musician and musicologist; his library contains autographed music manuscripts by Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert, and Wagner. Princeton Receives a $300 Million Gift of Rare Books 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Any young bibliophile can soon enjoy multiple opportunities — all of them outdoors and free — to dive deeply into the world of books, and not just by investigating what’s between their covers. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Now 59, he's speaking about the memoir at the Edinburgh book festival and – while he's long left that ranting standup alter ego behind – bibliophiles may discern revolutionary fury behind the avuncular, man-of-letters persona. Alexei Sayle: How?Stalin stole my?childhood 2011-08-11T20:00:02Z Quadruple the footprint, pad the seats, replace The Time Traveller's sodding Wife with a microwave, and it becomes the bibliophile's paradisaical starter home. The bookcase you'll want to live in 2010-07-13T19:00:00Z "I'm a modest bibliophile, and to me a library is a heavenly place." Will philanthropists save the arts? 2010-10-21T19:30:00Z After a couple of weeks, the bibliophile said he would be visiting London where Holroyd, who builds online learning courses, was living. What makes men send dick pics? 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z But soon, the bibliophiles, librarians and book dealers are told to evacuate because the winds are changing direction, making the blaze’s path increasingly unpredictable. When Climate Change Is Stranger Than Fiction 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z As an inveterate bibliophile, I naturally turn to books in times of stress, and because I’m a children’s librarian, those books tend to be ones written for kids. 19 books to help children find hope and strength in stressful times: A librarian’s list 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z This novel is the first in Seattle librarian/bibliophile Nancy Pearl's "Book Lust Rediscoveries" series. Local Books: David Wagoner's poems, Nancy Pearl's 'rediscoveries' 2012-04-23T21:43:05Z I, like many other rampant bibliophiles, am a reluctant reader of graphic books. 'Are You My Mother?': Alison Bechdel's take on the mother-daughter bond 2012-05-10T20:25:04Z On Friday evening, downtown L.A.'s bibliophile mecca The Last Bookstore will host a group of outspoken women reading from their works that range from off the wall to unbelievable. Lit pick of the week: Bad advice from bad women 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z And three, I think the definition of a bibliophile is a person who doesn’t particularly like people. Richard Prince: This Ain’t No Retrospective, It’s a Rodeo 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z Perfect for bibliophiles, her prints include colorful, hand-lettered book spines centered on one particular subject matter. Need some affordable artwork to spruce up your place? Try these websites. 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z By all accounts far more erudite than Dame Edna — he was an accomplished painter, bibliophile and art collector — Mr. Humphries, in a sustained act of self-protection, always spoke of her in the third person. Barry Humphries (Dame Edna to You, Possums) Is Dead at 89 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z This is a tremendously popular event and more than likely you won't be the only bibliophile there. Need to read? Plan to attend the library's Spring Book Sale 2010-04-15T20:43:00Z Snider’s thoughtful cartoons for bibliophiles also reveal he’s a well-rounded reader himself. Cartoonists Tackle the Big Stuff: O.C.D., Motherhood and Too Many Books 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z But Molly Guptill Manning’s “When Books Went to War” winds up feeling like the bibliophile’s equivalent of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” 'When Books Went to War’ by Molly Guptill Manning 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z I may add to my itinerary an excursion down Sunset Boulevard to Book Soup, that wonderful bibliophile’s holdout. My Life in Hotels 2011-12-02T14:36:36Z The annotated book, which was first sold at auction by Strickland’s descendants in 2011, is part of a collection of more than 140 inscribed first editions assemble by an unidentified British bibliophile. Queen Victoria Really Didn't Like That Biography 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z The battle between books and TV used to be fought by bibliophiles proclaiming that they didn’t even own televisions. "The Book Was Better": Why Readers of TV Adaptations Need to Let Go 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z If there’s a serious bibliophile on your gift list, you need look no further for the right present. Beyond the bestsellers: Michael Dirda picks 12 books for the holidays 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z So, go for it, all you interested-in-the-inquisition bibliophiles out there, and let me know if you can track that one down. Theresa Breslin's top 10 books about the Spanish inquisition 2010-03-24T12:48:00Z With just 1,500 residents but over a dozen bookstores, Hay draws more than 200,000 bibliophiles to its tented fields for a glorious spring lit-fix. Book lover? Plan your trip around a literary festival. 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Last month, bibliophiles were stunned after learning that the prequel to Harper Lee’s classic “To Kill a Mockingbird” would be hitting shelves this year. Harper Lee to a pesky journalist: “Go away!” 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z We might now wonder how committed a bibliophile he really is. Poem of the week: Among His Books by Edith Nesbit 2012-10-01T12:07:58Z Wilson-Lee borrows his biography’s striking title from one of Hernando’s most touching lists: When a ship carrying treasures bought in Venice foundered, the bibliophile memorialized his losses in a “catalogue of shipwrecked books.” Review | The story of Christopher Columbus’s son, the ultimate completist 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z Seattle bibliophiles count on the sales to replenish their collections of books, CDs, DVDs, audio books, videos, sheet music, art prints and posters. Friends of the Library book sale displaced 2012-08-10T22:32:04Z And I was crushed against the walls of the Mughal Tent, where 1,200 fellow Indian bibliophiles listened to David Remnick, the editor of The New Yorker, give a talk on the “Disappointment of Obama.” T Magazine: A Major Literary Festival Emerges in Jaipur, India 2012-03-05T18:15:10Z Inside a history of Pacific islands on view at the historical society, a bibliophile Dominy has scrawled, “Don’t steal this book/If you do I will cut off your head.” Antiques: Furniture Sleuthing on Long Island 2010-06-10T21:47:00Z She is a true bibliophile, a free spirit and a content Luddite when it comes to the computer age, and she seems to accept rootlessness as her natural state. ‘The Rise and Fall of Great Powers,’ by Tom Rachman 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z In the very last story, a bibliophile’s collection of elegantly bound volumes is invaded by a tatty paperback, which — it turns out — is entitled “The Library.” The narrative seductiveness of Zoran Zivkovic 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z You don’t have to be a bibliophile to appreciate a visit to Pete’s Tavern in Gramercy Park, where O. Henry said he wrote the classic Christmas short story “The Gift of the Magi.” Soaking up literary history: A book-lover’s barhopping guide 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Even a lifelong immersion in words as a bibliophile and bookseller didn't choke off his drawing instinct. Bradley Craft turns literary characters into caricatures 2012-02-18T00:26:31Z Like the Strand in New York, Powell’s looms as a near-legendary literary haven for readers and bibliophiles. Perspective | An afternoon inside a bookstore was as glorious as ever. Here’s what I bought. 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z In addition to being a performer, you are also a painter and a writer — and a great bibliophile. Though her purple hair shows no silver, Dame Edna prepares to retire 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Two stanzas later, the first-person narrator appears and confirms that, yes, it's our bibliophile speaking. Poem of the week: Among His Books by Edith Nesbit 2012-10-01T12:07:58Z She ends up at Scroll, a company whose mission is “to reinvent reading the way Starbucks reinvented coffee” by creating lounges for bibliophiles. 3 Books That Delve Into What Work Means to Us 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z For bibliophiles, a good time to visit Chicago is the annual Printers Row Festival in June, when the old printing district hosts author readings and events. Word up: new Chicago museum celebrates American authors 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z The green-fronted store was shuttered on Thursday and well-wishers left votive candles, flowers and novels at the door, where a formal announcement of his death said he would be missed by bibliophiles around the world. American dean of Paris literary scene dies at 98 2011-12-15T14:10:23Z A serious bibliophile, his private library became the largest in Britain. The fantastic Dr Dee: angels, magic and the birth of modern science 2012-06-25T16:52:34Z What then, are the essential novellas that any travelling bibliophile shouldn't be without? Take out holiday reading insurance: stick to novellas 2010-07-21T12:38:00Z Serious bibliophiles may find this challenging, but try to think of it as a way to make room for new acquisitions. Five home projects for your five days of quarantine 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z But they also end up on their treacherous journey because of Lydia’s friendship with a bibliophile named Javier, who is charming and affectionate and who happens to be the head of Acapulco’s leading cartel. Review | ‘American Dirt’ offers a thrilling adrenaline rush — and insights into the Latin American migrant experience 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z A brilliant attorney and bibliophile, she both examined the big picture and noticed the smallest detail and that, of course, can lead to upheaval. My terrifying chemical storms 2014-01-12T21:00:00Z She was a bibliophile from an early age and debated opening a bookstore in New York or London. Books of The Times: ?Letters of Sylvia Beach,? Edited by Keri Walsh 2010-04-18T22:21:00Z The word flu becomes a teachable moment for the world, and bibliophiles get to be the teachers. Reading in an Emergency 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z About 950 books from her collection are currently on display at the Grolier Club, the nation’s oldest society of bibliophiles, in Manhattan. Behold, the Tiniest of Books 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z It's the tender and bittersweet tale of a would-be writer, pushing 30 and stuck in a dead-end job in a book shop, who looks back on his failed college relationship with a fellow bibliophile. Chilean film at Cannes celebrates life and books 2011-05-16T18:36:08Z His best known books, “A Gentle Madness” and “Patience and Fortitude,” assemble compelling portraits of antiquarian book dealers, bibliophiles, librarians and literary scholars. Review | Beloved, patriotic, sentimental: A look at the life and poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Eccentric, brilliant and diagnosed as schizophrenic, van Genk was a bibliophile and music lover driven partly by his fury at being called “mentally deficient” as a teenager. ‘Willem van Genk: Mind Traffic’ and ‘Ralph Fasanella: Lest We Forget’ 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z More for bibliophiles than visual art followers, the exhibition presents books from the library of the American Bible Society, the museum’s parent organization. Exhibitions of Medieval Biblical Masterworks 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Albert III, who died in the late 14th century, was a bibliophile who assembled hundreds of illuminated manuscripts. Cultured Traveler: In Europe, Five Libraries That Offer Respite From the Crowds 2011-07-29T19:36:57Z What could be more tantalizing for bibliophiles than the mystery of a lost manuscript? Review | Bibliophiles love the mystery of a missing manuscript. ‘The Lost Book of Adana Moreau’ is just what they’re looking for. 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z You know the old Twilight Zone episode, when Burgess Meredith plays a bibliophile survives an H-bomb attack only to shatter his glasses? What I'm really watching: The Grateful Dead movie 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z Dagny Corcoran, a revered California art-book seller whose shop and jam-packed dinner parties became way stations for a generation of artists, bibliophiles and Hollywood literati, died on Nov. 9 in Los Angeles. Dagny Corcoran, Bookseller and Fixture of the L.A. Art Scene, Dies at 77 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z Together, “Concordance” and “Spontaneous Particulars” read as a kind of diptych, assembled by the same bibliophile, her collage unfolding across time. A Poet of Found Language Who Finds Her Language in Archives 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z “The ultimate gift for Harry Potter fans, curious minds, big imaginations, bibliophiles and readers around the world,” the website said of the books. Harry Potter Nerds Rejoice: 2 New ‘History of Magic’ Books Coming This Fall 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z The Grolier Club, a redoubt of bibliophiles on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, has no shortage of stately, book-lined interiors that scream — or at least murmur quietly — “serious collectors here.” A Book Lover’s Haven Turns 100 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z One loyal client, Michael Hudson, emerges from behind bars as a bona fide bibliophile. War Wounds: Crime Novels From All Kinds of Battlefields 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z As one of the most influential editors in the publishing industry, Paul is no ordinary bibliophile. Pamela Paul’s memoir ‘My Life with Bob’ is a love letter to books 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z He was a Christian Zionist and bibliophile, who by all accounts knew the land of Israel better than many of the Jews who lived there. Israel falls into the "Vietnam trap": Increasingly brutal tactics will only lead to disaster 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z After a few years of joining the Kindle cult, I am back to my old bibliophile ways. Opinion: Wall Street predators destroyed Toys 'R' Us. Now they're coming for Simon & Schuster 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z Tom and Barb were inveterate bibliophiles happy to assist with any question or discuss the virtues of various authors and their creations. Readers remember Seattle bookstores no longer with us 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z “His book deserves to be read not only by historians and bibliophiles, but by anyone with a taste for arcane detective adventures and a curiosity about the motivations of scholarly perseverance.” Owen Gingerich, Astronomer Who Saw God in the Cosmos, Dies at 93 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z Early in the book, Warner defines “bibliophiles” as people who view books not just as “conduits of information” but as “treasures in their own right.” Review | How a notorious pornographic manuscript reshaped literary history 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Corcoran was a bibliophile who didn’t horde books but who delighted in knowing what she could about those within her sphere of Modern art interests and making them available to others. Appreciation: Celebrated bookseller and major L.A. art player Dagny Janss Corcoran dies at 77 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z As something of a bibliophile, I found cutting pictures out of books appalling, but newspaper work hardens even the most sensitive soul. Perspective | Book World began on Watergate’s heels: A look back at the early days 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z “I consider myself a bibliophile, so this is always a really exciting event for me,” said the USC alumna and longtime festivalgoer. 'I just can't stop smiling.' Joy abounds with return of L.A. Times Festival of Books 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Like his father, the bibliophile would not survive the disaster. The book that sank on the Titanic and burned in the Blitz 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Like many wayfaring hopefuls, Adam Clark Vroman, an ex-railroad worker, bibliophile and photographer, was lured to California by its sense of possibility. Place History: How Vroman's made Pasadena a literary capital 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Like many wayfaring hopefuls, Adam Clark Vroman, an ex-railroad worker, bibliophile and photographer, was lured to California by its sense of possibility. The unexpected places that made literary L.A. 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z For design bibliophiles, it is a fantasy space. Two San Diego museum expansions, one that defies critics, breathe new life into old infrastructure 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z This year, socializing got underway on Thursday afternoon at the Grolier Club, the country’s leading society for bibliophiles. Review | Sherlock Holmes through the eyes of an ultimate fan 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Last year’s closing of the Pike Place Market newsstand was a dagger to the heart for Seattle bibliophiles. The Return of Shopping 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z That a librarian has written a book about rare leather-bound books and a major literary imprint has published it is a triumph for bibliophiles everywhere — especially when you consider the source of the hide. Books bound in human skin? A UCLA librarian on why you'll want to read about them 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z Though he’d been playing the instrument for decades, it seemed the retired IBM employee and bibliophile always thought there was something more to learn. Jazz enthusiast from Md. dies of covid-19. Two weeks later, his longtime companion does too. 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z One bibliophile remembers a visit to this room, “like the set of an Indiana Jones movie”, a few years ago. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z “These were young people, they were students. Francisco was a bibliophile who built schools — and these were students! This was just too much.” How Mexican painter Francisco Toledo paid tribute to Mexico's missing with ceramics 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z And oops, the bibliophiles had second thoughts on just one thing. Perspective | ‘Anything you want, take it’: A downsizing party after 45 years in the same house 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z He was also a bibliophile who was infatuated with the printed image, which he found ways to mix and remix. Datebook: Painter Hugo Crosthwaite finds new ways to represent the border region 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z The art of traditional bookmaking lives on at the Book Club of California, a quiet paradise for bibliophiles. Newsletter: Dozens are feared dead after boat fire off the coast of Ventura County 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z It’s a common misconception that all readers are introverts when in fact many bibliophiles long for community and connection. Lit picks: This week’s L.A. book events call for community 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z The Fourth of July came and went, which is great news for bibliophiles looking for things to do because this week L.A. has an explosion of fantastic events. Looking for literary fun? These 5 L.A. book events include magic and a little library on wheels 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z At that price, this series will be destined for the shelves of serious bibliophiles, collectors, and Game of Thrones fans. The Folio Society’s stunning edition of A Game of Thrones is coming in July 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z She also says the bookstore inspires such deep loyalty that bibliophile couples frequently reach out to her to have their engagement photos taken at the store. Independent bookstores are growing — and Instagram helped 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Ricky Jay, who has died aged 72, was a highly respected magician, bibliophile and raconteur who occasionally also acted in films, primarily those directed by his friend David Mamet. Ricky Jay obituary 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z A handwritten sign at the secondhand shop warns bibliophiles that certain words and phrases — “totally,” “like,” “awesome,” “oh my God” — are forbidden. - The Washington Post 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z Wanted: barefoot bibliophile willing to punt Daniel Defoe to rich, modern-day Robinson Crusoes at a luxury desert island resort. Could this be the best job in the world? 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z The best games are easy-at-hand, commodified opiates, and will never ascend the majestic throne of literature, or so us bibliophiles tell each other. The next Great American Novel will be a video game 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z It said it was “once again inviting literature lovers and bibliophiles to see Proust’s work in a new light through 70 lots of literary manuscripts, letters and books with envois”. Proust's love letters to composer go on display before Paris auction 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Recalling her own father, Major Bruce Shand, reading to her as a child, she said the "fervent bibliophile" brought characters such as "the dashing Scarlet Pimpernel" or "inquisitive Alice" to life "vividly". Camilla urges parents to read to children 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z For bibliophiles like me, the knowledge that these works once existed and are now gone evokes something akin to pain. 'I really want to find it before I die': why are we so fascinated by lost books? 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z A self-described bibliophile — “my life is literature,” he said — Mr. Sandoval is one of Venezuela’s foremost literary critics and a professor at two of the country’s finest universities. In a Venezuela Ravaged by Inflation, ‘A Race for Survival’ 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z It was served to 70 boldface types — Francophiles, Anglophiles, bibliophiles and, the organizers hoped, philanthropists who would donate to the cause being promoted. Studying Fake News About Voltaire, Spread by Voltaire Himself 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z Like the author, she’s a bibliophile who reads copiously about her homeland. D.C. theatrical designer takes on a new role: Making a play about international adoption 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z The grown-up ambition of the adolescent Plath is embodied here by her Girl Scout uniform, festooned with the 20 badges she earned for such skills as writer, reader and bibliophile. Review | At D.C.’s Portrait Gallery, the side of Sylvia Plath you didn’t know 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Image: Resurrection House Necessary Monsters by Richard A. Kirk A convicted thief and bibliophile, Lumsden Moss, escaped from prison, and found an opportunity to steal a rare book from the man who put him away. 39 science fiction, fantasy, and horror books to read this June 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z “This is a quiet moment for bibliophiles to live that moment. So that is what we are doing.” Dilemma for librarians: Keep thousands of books or donate them? 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Soares was a noted bon vivant and bibliophile, with a taste for scotch and a personal library of more than 10,000 volumes. Mario Soares, Portuguese leader who restored democratic ideals, dies at 92 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z Mr. Bouzamour’s act is part of a growing movement among bibliophiles who put the “script” in prescription by treating problems with personalized book recommendations. ‘Book Doctors’ Say What You Need Is a Good Read 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z The Four Seasons, for its iconic architecture and quintessential New Yorkishness, was chosen as the restaurant for a group of Grolier Club members during the annual bibliophile week in frozen January. Four Seasons, Lunch Spot for Manhattan’s Prime Movers, Moves On 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z A fine art and antiquities museum founded by a "bibliophile and art collector" marks its 200th anniversary in 2016. Cambridge University's Fitzwilliam Museum marks 200 years - BBC News 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z Who did this alleged bibliophile think he was? Dating a Literary Snob 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z From Byron to Balzac, Walt Whitman to La Fontaine, China’s bibliophile leader has repeatedly used overseas speeches to show off the depth of his literary knowledge. Publishers under pressure as China's censors reach for red pen 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Seidenberg’s approach to business is mostly as a transaction between bibliophiles. Brazenhead: New York's speakeasy bookstore turns a new page 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Schill, a self-described bibliophile, said he was eager to visit Powell’s City of Books in Portland when he moved to Oregon in July. UO president turns to faculty to fill empty bookshelf 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z It is a place to rummage and ruminate, a place for treasure hunters and lost souls as much as bibliophiles. Taking Stock (for Once), Self-Styled Hoarder Makes Lucrative Deal to Close Bookstore 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z This time, the Librarian of Congress Luther Evans bid with funds contributed by American bibliophiles and bought it for $50,0000. Where Alice in Wonderland, Now 150 Years Old, Came From 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z They also became windows of opportunity for bibliophiles with lifelong dreams of opening their own stores. Community bookstores co-exist with national book retailers 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z A Harvard-educated bibliophile, Mr. Pirie was also active in Democratic politics and maintained a large and widely noted library of thousands of books, many of them rare copies that have been put on exhibition. Robert Pirie, Corporate Lawyer, Dies at 80 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Although its books are physically located on a remote Scottish island, @OrkneyLibrary is now at the centre of the bibliophile Twitter universe. @OrkneyLibrary's 7 favourite bookish Twitter feeds 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z And yet a new exhibit at The Grolier Club, a private bibliophile society located at 47 East 60th Street in New York City, reveals the deeper and ongoing cultural significance. Mao Zedong: New York City Exhibit Explores His 'Little Red Book' In buying Goodreads, Amazon gets a community of bibliophiles primed to buy and recommend books - one of its key areas of business. Amazon plans to buy social network for book fans 2013-03-28T21:19:30Z If that responsibility is weighing heavily at the moment, now is the time for the bibliophile businessman to show that he remains undaunted. James Daunt: the bibliophile who means business 2012-05-26T23:06:18Z The critical may object that these Morris editions are so expensive that none but millionaire bibliophiles can have many of them. Browning and His Century 2012-02-15T03:00:39.033Z Yet I have one weakness in common with the bibliophile; I have a liking for certain books which I have neither time nor inclination to read. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z He had laboriously saved his pennies, and had, with the magic of the bibliophile, turned them into rare volumes! The Unpublishable Memoirs 2012-02-03T03:00:18.447Z The merest tyro sometimes experiences a success which the experienced bibliophile sighs for in vain. Book Collecting: A Guide for Amateurs 2011-12-21T03:00:41.820Z Mr. Whitman was famously frugal and expected the bibliophiles residing in his store to work a few hours every day sorting and selling books. George Whitman, Paris Bookseller and Cultural Beacon, Is Dead at 98 2011-12-15T03:53:47Z To serve the bibliophile we present such data as we have been able to collect it with regard to the various editions of his works. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z And even as an author and bibliophile, I have come to see, recently, where apps can and even sometimes should replace traditional books – and apps for artists are a prime example. About That Andy Warhol App... 2011-10-27T15:36:29Z According to the learned Doctor Morton, these were just the things that the rich bibliophile demanded! The Unpublishable Memoirs 2012-02-03T03:00:18.447Z For those seeking roommates, a bulletin board titled “Random House Finder” can point toward kindred bibliophiles. | Greenpoint: WORD in Greenpoint Is Bookstore and Hub for Readers 2011-10-21T05:12:17Z The scion of a wealthy Latvian investment banker and an actress, Gulbis was named after Ernest Hemingway by his bibliophile parents. Latvia?s Ernests Gulbis rallies past Mardy Fish for 3-set win at Farmers Classic 2011-08-01T02:39:05Z Welcome to Rare Book School, summer camp for bibliophiles. U-Va. program celebrates the embattled book 2011-07-29T00:45:00Z Some of these were valuable, and were old enough to arouse the covetous interest of the bibliophile. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z Its owners had been knights, viscounts, dukes, kings, emperors,—and bibliophiles! The Unpublishable Memoirs 2012-02-03T03:00:18.447Z Late in the fifteenth century the MS. was sold to one of the most celebrated bibliophiles of the day, Louis of Bruges. The Book of the Duke of True Lovers 2011-07-18T02:00:24.030Z It was of this book that Caldecott, the bibliophile and Shakespearean scholar, wrote: "The phraseology of Shakespeare is better illustrated in this work than in any other book existing." The Mystery of Francis Bacon 2011-07-09T02:00:14.663Z We owe it to the late Mr. Symons, the English meteorologist and bibliophile, that this MS. and many other old records have been brought to light and published. Sounding the Ocean of Air 2011-05-31T02:00:35.603Z Although he expended annually a considerable sum on the equipment of his libraries, Bute was no bibliophile in the sense in which that word is now often used. John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir 2011-04-18T02:00:10.453Z The talk turned, as it will always turn, when bibliophiles are present, upon books. The Unpublishable Memoirs 2012-02-03T03:00:18.447Z Whether the nerdiest of indie bibliophiles come back remains to be seen. | Relief Efforts Build Slowly 2011-03-16T11:43:44Z Aldus had powerful supporters in these ventures, among them being Jean Grolier, the famous bibliophile, who for many years was resident in Italy as Treasurer of the Duchy of Milan. Fine Books 2011-03-08T03:00:40.363Z It comes at the price of more bibliophile guilt, though. OMG: Old Media Guilt 2011-03-01T22:41:11Z CATALOGUE.—The catalogue of books from the libraries or collections of celebrated bibliophiles &c 1895. 8vo, red levant morocco, gilt back, side panels, doubled with vellum, gilt edges, by The Club Bindery. A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 1 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe 2011-02-16T03:00:36.047Z For over six months the forlorn bibliophile remained away from the Lady of the Breviary. The Unpublishable Memoirs 2012-02-03T03:00:18.447Z A marble tomb of a former bishop,—Plantavit de la Pause,—a distinguished prelate and bibliophile, is also in the choir. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z For all their growing popularity, e-readers seem destined to remain popular mostly among the most avid bibliophiles. E-readers gain traction, spur sales: poll 2010-09-22T16:45:00Z “Book dealers are bibliophiles, but these men are coming at it with a strong belief that the Bible is the word of God and they want to show that,” said Mr. Gunther of Stalden, Switzerland. Hobby Lobby Family Collects Bibles for Museum 2010-06-12T02:29:00Z And despite the pragmatic side of mass digitization, staff rival the most fervent bibliophiles when they describe the printed words that whiz across the scanner every day. 2010-01-21T00:31:00Z Yes, this talk of books had become decidedly distasteful to the once enthusiastic bibliophile. The Unpublishable Memoirs 2012-02-03T03:00:18.447Z Canevari, to use his more familiar Italian name, is famous as one of the great bibliophiles of history. The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time The French bibliophiles whom M. B�raldi celebrated applied this theory with great success to collecting the dainty French illustrated books of the 18th century which were their especial favourites. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" Also a limited edition on large paper, especially adapted to the use of collectors and bibliophiles, for extending, etc. Ticknor and Company Book Catalog (1887) Both were ardent bibliophiles, and both indulged in very sumptuous bindings for their books. The Story of Books He had been the underbidder, but what chance had a poor devil of a bibliophile against the wealthy captains of industry? The Unpublishable Memoirs 2012-02-03T03:00:18.447Z His books are wonderful—not for edition or binding—he is not a bibliophile; they are wonderful because he keeps nothing he has not found it worth while to annotate. The Book of Susan A Novel But there are still treasures of literature concealed in private libraries, and Afghan, Persian, Armenian and Turkish bibliophiles still repair to Bokhara to buy rare books. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" He had the plates cast, the edition printed and bound between expensive covers—because as a perfect specimen of the printers' art it was of course unique in literature, and exceedingly valuable to bibliophiles. Harper's Round Table, July 23, 1895 An enthusiastic bibliophile, he became a trustee of the British Museum, and acted for a term as president of the Library Association. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" He did not dream that an old book would affect even the most ardent bibliophile in this manner. The Unpublishable Memoirs 2012-02-03T03:00:18.447Z The Surrenden library is well stored, an elegant and lettered lord of the eighteenth century having been a bibliophile. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June A careful sifting of these translations, therefore, might very well furnish the bibliophile who is inclined toward such reading with a library of classics easily readable in good, accurate translation. Book Repair and Restoration Now and then a grocer or a butcher made gloomy comments as he watched a growing accumulation of books that would not prove attractive to the most confirmed bibliophile. The Blue Goose A bibliophile, the lover of books, is the only one in the class who appears to read them for his own pleasure. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 As the poor and crushed bibliophile turned to go, the proprietor interrupted him. The Unpublishable Memoirs 2012-02-03T03:00:18.447Z He was a true bibliophile and loved to surround himself, as far as his means allowed, with curious and rare books. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" No doubt many amateurs will not agree with me in this; some, perhaps, will declare I have arrived at a monstrous degree of cynicism for a bibliophile. Book Repair and Restoration That book will some day be treasured in the library of a bibliophile, but that will not be until Bifulco is dead, for while he lives he will never part with it. A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science This group of literature has grown within the last twenty years almost unattainable by the less opulent bibliophile; its commercial value has risen to four times that to which the previous generation was accustomed. The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time With hatred consuming him, he nevertheless, like a true bibliophile, received from his enemy the book. The Unpublishable Memoirs 2012-02-03T03:00:18.447Z Mr. Blades warmly echoed the sentiment that housemaids and helps are seldom bibliophiles, and, if, peradventure, one Eve in a family can be indoctrinated with book reverence, there may be salvation for all the books. The Private Library What We Do Know, What We Don't Know, What We Ought to Know About Our Books It is a terrible thought, except to those who are merely bibliophiles just as some little boys are lovers of old postage stamps. Waiting for Daylight I think perhaps, they are the only bibliophiles for whom I have a tenderness; for they prove themselves so much more than bibliophiles; they prove themselves wise and prudent anticipators of the verdict of posterity. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations So children love picture-books, not as bibliophiles would consider wisely, but too well. Children's Books and Their Illustrators Doctor Morton was unlike the celebrated Spanish bibliophile, who, not being able to obtain it in any other way, killed a fellow-collector in order to secure a unique volume of early Castilian laws. The Unpublishable Memoirs 2012-02-03T03:00:18.447Z The strange man, savant, scientist, bibliophile, whatever he was, drew his dirty dressing-gown around him with another flourish of complacent self-admiration. Ringfield A Novel I must confess, though, that I am a bibliophile 82 with War books. Waiting for Daylight The re-introduction of Roman characters about 1500 was due to the famous house of the Estiennes, whose admirable editions of the Latin and Greek classics are the delight of bibliophiles. The Story of Paris He was a great bibliophile and an enthusiastic student of Shakespeare. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II In his Masques et Visages, M. Alidor Delzant, a bibliophile very learned in the iconography of the Goncourts, declares these to be the best and most faithful of all the portraits of the two brothers. Renée Mauperin Julius, with the true bibliophile's interest in all originals, examined his find carefully. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance He was impressed by the volume of things, and had, unsuspected by himself, the capacity of the bibliophile to detect and enjoy the subtle aroma which emanates from leaves and binding. The Flaw in the Sapphire This collection of books was sold to a French bibliophile for the tidy sum of forty thousand pounds, and is now in the Louvre. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers He was, like De Morgan himself, a bibliophile in the domain of mathematics. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I But alas! the reward for the bibliophile's hope in this direction is rare as the blossoming of the aloe. The Book-Hunter at Home He bought and sold, during nearly twenty years, old and rare books, in a shop in Nassau street, New York, which was the resort of book collectors and bibliophiles without number. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries IT seems a curiously contradictory fact that, although Englishwomen are on the whole greater readers than men, they are, as book-collectors or bibliophiles, an almost unknown quantity. The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting There is as much difference between the inclinations and taste of a bibliophile and a bibliomaniac as between a slight cold and the advanced stages of consumption. Book-Lovers, Bibliomaniacs and Book Clubs He was a great bibliophile, and issued numerous reprints of rare books. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I Such were the words with which Alexandre Dumas first addressed Charles Nodier, the famous dramatist and bibliophile, whom he found sitting next to him at the Théâtre Porte-Saint-Martin. The Book-Hunter at Home It is said that the invention of half-binding originated among the economists of Germany; and some wealthy bibliophiles have stigmatized this style of dressing books as "genteel poverty." A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries In France this is not the case, and several books have been published there on the subject of les femmes bibliophiles. The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting A bibliomaniac, therefore, might properly be called an insane or crazy bibliophile. Book-Lovers, Bibliomaniacs and Book Clubs Specialized histories of wood engraving, written mainly by 19th-century practitioners and bibliophiles, have tended to emphasize literal rendition rather than artistic vision. John Baptist Jackson 18th-Century Master of the Color Woodcut From the outside the building was everything that could possibly be desired by bibliophile or antiquary. The Book-Hunter at Home In the general case, however, a bibliophile at the head of a public library is genial and communicative, and has a pleasure in helping the investigator through the labyrinth of its stores. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author Queen Caroline, the consort of George II., was an enthusiastic bibliophile. The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting Fortunate, indeed, are the bibliophiles who have passed unscathed into the category of "dead ones." Book-Lovers, Bibliomaniacs and Book Clubs A merchant of long standing in Venice, who became the British consul there in 1745, Smith was a bibliophile, 31 gem collector, and connoisseur of the arts. John Baptist Jackson 18th-Century Master of the Color Woodcut Doubtless every bibliophile is perpetually on the look-out for treasures, and it is essential that he learn, early in his career, to make up his mind at once concerning an out-of-the-way book. The Book-Hunter at Home A unique book of unusual interest to the bibliophile in this department is the copy of Ancient and Critical Essays upon English Poets and Poesy, edited by Joseph Hazlewood, 2 vols. 4to, London, 1815. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author Gibbon was a book-collector more in the sense of a man who collects books as literary tools than as a bibliophile. The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting Despair not, dear bibliophile, of never being able to join in the mad scramble for these "uniques;" nor need you feel that they are essential to the formation of a library. Book-Lovers, Bibliomaniacs and Book Clubs What bibliophile but p. 110must love such a story as that, even though a day or two afterwards its hero writes, “My last shilling became 8d. yesterday.” Immortal Memories In other words, it is possible to bully the bibliophile into purchasing a book merely by obtruding it continually before his gaze, till at length its very presence becomes a source of annoyance to him. The Book-Hunter at Home As may be supposed, the monkish librarians often became great bibliophiles, for being in constant communication with choice manuscripts, they soon acquired a great mania for them. Bibliomania in the Middle Ages As regards the chapter on Modern Collectors, the author's object has been to deal with a representative selection of the bibliophiles of to-day. The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting It is a noteworthy fact that a large percentage of the leading stock brokers, bankers, active statesmen, and sedulous lawyers are bibliophiles. Book-Lovers, Bibliomaniacs and Book Clubs There was in him the making of a first-class bibliophile. The Bibliotaph and Other People There is a fascination about the subject that every bibliophile must have experienced. The Book-Hunter at Home But I must not dwell longer on the monastic bibliophiles of Evesham, other libraries and bookworms call for some notice from my pen. Bibliomania in the Middle Ages Perry was a journalist first and a book-collector afterwards, but in many respects there was a great similarity in the tastes of the two rival bibliophiles. The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting The prophecy is already fulfilled, and a modern book, in order to win favor among present-day bibliophiles, must embody an harmonious assimilation of many arts. Book-Lovers, Bibliomaniacs and Book Clubs Yet the most hostile critic is bound to admit that the fraternity of bibliophiles is eminently picturesque. The Bibliotaph and Other People But take heart, brother bibliophile; it is quite possible that you may unearth a copy some day—if indeed the book be in your line—long buried in the dust of some old country bookshop. The Book-Hunter at Home The west of England was honored by many a monkish bibliophile in the middle ages. Bibliomania in the Middle Ages Mr. Andrew Lang is not only a distinguished bibliophile, but a prolific writer on the subject of books. The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting There are several species of bibliophiles; there are many species of bibliomaniacs. Book-Lovers, Bibliomaniacs and Book Clubs The name of Heber suggests the thought that all men who buy books are not bibliophiles. The Bibliotaph and Other People What bibliophile does not prefer the companionship of his books to that of all other friends? The Book-Hunter at Home The bibliophile will regard it with still greater love; for, in its day, it was one of the most eminent repositories of those treasures which it is his province to collect. Bibliomania in the Middle Ages Great was the assumed indignation of the Belgian bibliophile, who asserted that he had no books on him but those he had already accounted for. The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting They possess no virtues perceptible to the ordinary bibliophile, and it requires all the eloquence of a Cicero to elucidate their charms when displaying them to friends. Book-Lovers, Bibliomaniacs and Book Clubs And in a special case are the original manuscripts, solidly bound in boards, as carefully preserved as were the "literary remains" of William Morris, guarded with the instincts of a bibliophile. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists Verily the true bibliophile is not as other men, and a modern world looks upon him askance. The Book-Hunter at Home There is a curious illumination of this monkish bibliophile in the Cotton manuscript. Bibliomania in the Middle Ages For all practical purposes, Queen Elizabeth may be regarded as the first distinguished femme bibliophile. The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting That bibliophile never pats his horse or his dog. Book-Lovers, Bibliomaniacs and Book Clubs Reuchlin may be counted among the bibliophiles, since he refused a large sum from the Emperor in lieu of a Hebrew Bible. The Great Book-Collectors Bookbinding is taught nowadays at most of the County Council Schools of Technics throughout the kingdom; and there are opportunities in this direction for the young bibliophile to-day which his elder brethren regard with envy. The Book-Hunter at Home But besides all this, they robbed them of that which those poor monkish bibliophiles loved more than all. Bibliomania in the Middle Ages The present century has produced two of the most distinguished femmes bibliophiles which this country has ever known. The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting There are many zealous bibliophiles who belong to two or three book clubs at once, finding it interesting to collect and compare the works produced by the several clubs. Book-Lovers, Bibliomaniacs and Book Clubs Though no bibliophile himself, he was anxious that everything should be done that could promote the interests of literature. The Great Book-Collectors Bibliography is perhaps the subject nearest to the heart of every bibliophile. The Book-Hunter at Home We cannot admire the purity of his Latin so much as the enthusiasm which pervades it; but in the eyes of the bibliophile this will amply compensate for his minor imperfections. Bibliomania in the Middle Ages Many of the earlier of these bibliophiles were unendowed with any keen appreciation for intellectual pursuits, and they collected pretty books just as they would collect pretty articles of feminine decoration. The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting But it is not supposed that the spirit of fellowship among our bibliophiles—naturally related as they are by a kindred interest—will in any degree suffer because of the lack of such facilities. Book-Lovers, Bibliomaniacs and Book Clubs M. Le Roux de Lincy has compiled a long and interesting list of the French bibliophiles who preceded the age of Grolier. The Great Book-Collectors The collecting of old School Books is a branch of our hobby that seldom engages the bibliophile's attention. The Book-Hunter at Home What bibliophile can look unmoved upon those time-honored pages, without indeed all the warmth of his booklove kindling forth into a very frenzy of rapture and veneration! Bibliomania in the Middle Ages The tenth Duke of Hamilton was one of the most distinguished bibliophiles of his time, and commenced purchasing whilst yet Marquis of Douglas. The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting Such books as the Council has planned are an education to bibliophiles; the work is progressive, for each issue is finer than the one which preceded it. Book-Lovers, Bibliomaniacs and Book Clubs The Court of Naples also might boast of some illustrious bibliophiles. The Great Book-Collectors To the true bibliophile there is an intangible something about an old book which it is impossible to describe. The Book-Hunter at Home It is a faithful record of the life and experience of this bibliophile of the olden time. Bibliomania in the Middle Ages As becomes the true bibliophile, he was peculiarly indifferent to his dress, but he was a scholar of great abilities. The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting It is a credit to be a bibliomaniac provided one is a bibliophile as well. Some Winter Days in Iowa He was a philanthropist as well as a bibliophile; and he gave the huge assemblage of books which he had gathered at Rome to the use of the students in the home of his boyhood. The Great Book-Collectors It is not a difficult matter, and it can be done by the bibliophile at home. The Book-Hunter at Home The registers of Evesham Monastery, near Worcester, speak of several monkish bibliophiles, and the bookish anecdotes relating to them are sufficiently interesting to demand some attention here. Bibliomania in the Middle Ages The difference between a bibliophile and a bibliomaniac has been described as between one who adorns his mind, and the other his book-cases. The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting The editor clearly writes as if he had either seen, or heard accurately described, this piece of Americana, which the bibliophile to-day would consider a treasure trove. Forgotten Books of the American Nursery A History of the Development of the American Story-Book This period was marked by the rivalry between bibliophiles of high rank and great wealth, whose Homeric contests have been worthily described by Dibdin in his history of the Bibliomania. The Great Book-Collectors He was a true bibliophile, this worthy Lutheran pastor, and his gradations of rarity are delightfully expressive and concise. The Book-Hunter at Home A friend of mine bought from a bookseller who was also, oddly enough, a bibliophile himself, a copy of Arnold's very rare book, The Strayed Revetter, by A. He gave 6d. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 4th, 1920 This rare book—a joy for the bibliophile—was published about 1608, and, as is well known, was the first Catholic version in English of the Scriptures. A Day's Tour A Journey through France and Belgium by Calais, Tournay, Orchies, Douai, Arras, Béthune, Lille, Comines, Ypres, Hazebrouck, Berg Then, too, Mr. Hartmann is a genial and original thinker, a littérateur of no mean ability, a bibliophile, the intimate of the late Claude Debussy, and of many of the great men of musical Europe. Violin Mastery Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers Like the Count Macarthy he would have no dust or worm-holes: he was as microscopic in his views as the most accurate Parisian bibliophile. The Great Book-Collectors But perchance you are already numbered among the elect, one of those magi among bibliophiles who are at once the despair of the booksellers and the wise men of their generation? The Book-Hunter at Home He was also an eminent bibliophile, possessing a library of thirty thousand volumes. Scotland's Mark on America To say that an editio princeps has value only for the bibliophile is to admit that all values are personal, as are all thoughts and all feelings, all goodness and all love. Recent Developments in European Thought Signor Virgilio Poggi is a bibliophile of European eminence and the most brilliant of men—a great genius and my dearest associate for twenty-five years. The Red Redmaynes The bibliophile goes book in hand, like the statue of Bellerophon with the letter, but he only cares for the choice vellum and bosses of gold. The Great Book-Collectors It is one of those folio volumes printed in large pica on thick paper that delight the heart of the bibliophile and are a joy to handle. The Book-Hunter at Home For the moment it might be said to represent rather the aspirations of a bibliophile than their fulfilment, since it contained but seven books, huddled together on the next-to-the-top shelf. V. V.'s Eyes Many of the books were reprinted in several editions by different companies, and, confusing to a bibliophile, the English publications ware often re-titled. Materials Toward a Bibliography of the Works of Talbot Mundy With this volume--now a rarity for the bibliophile--began Blake's system of giving his literary works and many of his extraordinary artistic productions their form and being. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 Others were bequeathed to Louis xiv. by the bibliophile Hippolyte de Béthune, who refused a magnificent offer from Queen Christina of Sweden in order that his books might remain in France. The Great Book-Collectors There is yet another side of book-collecting with which it is essential that the bibliophile become acquainted, and that is a knowledge of the scarce and valuable editions of the more modern classic writers. The Book-Hunter at Home Rachel, however, not being in the slightest degree a bibliophile, discerned no interest whatever in the title-page. The Price of Love Here is an entry criticising, with young presumption, a sermon by Dr. Dibdin, whose bibliophile books, however, I had much taste for. What I Remember, Volume 2 When he brought home a bargain of that kind, he acted like a bibliophile having just captured a rare first edition for a song, and the mother tried hard to share his enthusiasm. The Soul of a Child The library became still more famous in the time of his grandson the President Jean Bouhier, who has been admired as the type of the true bibliophile. The Great Book-Collectors I learned next day that this was the celebrated author and bibliophile, Charles Nodier, himself one of the anonymous authors of the play he so vilified. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters "The rare book, the book that bibliophiles will pray to find twenty years from now, will be written by an Irishman who never went to jail." What's the Matter with Ireland? His correspondence with Tobias Lear, for many years his private secretary, are now in the collection of Thomas K. Bixby, a wealthy bibliophile of St. Louis. George Washington: Farmer I have been asked to gossip about my books, for I also am a bibliophile. Gossip in a Library But our real interest is not so much with the Minister of Billiards, as M. Uzanne described him, but rather with his wife and three daughters, who were all true female bibliophiles. The Great Book-Collectors Walking along the opposite side of the street, I looked up at their window, and there was the face of the old bibliophile. The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories It is a process, as readers may know, not good for the book, and I thought the illustrious statesman and bibliophile looked a little embarrassed. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 26, 1919 It would be as impossible for any bibliophile to pass this famous second-hand bookstore as for a woman to go by a wedding party without trying to see the bride. The Haunted Bookshop There are many good bibliophiles who abide in the trenches, and never proclaim their loyalty by a book-plate. Gossip in a Library We cannot name or classify the bibliophiles of the eighteenth century. The Great Book-Collectors After this, it sounds paradoxical to have to admit that his reputation as a connoisseur far overshadowed his reputation as a bibliophile. De Libris: Prose and Verse The very thought of such a treasure perishing barbarously in a bonfire of waste paper was enough to drive a bibliophile out of his wits. A Writer's Recollections — Volume 2 In this sort of book-collecting you will see how entirely the bibliophile lies at the mercy of his agent. Traffics and Discoveries The bibliophile is apt to think that a book should be either little or big. Gossip in a Library We must not forget the financier Bretonvilliers, who about the year 1657 determined to become a bibliophile, and so far succeeded that some of his local books on Lorraine were purchased for the National Library. The Great Book-Collectors He was a divine and a bibliophile and an antiquary, but there also ran in his veins blood of warmer flow. Sabbath in Puritan New England Imagine my surprise when Hawley informed me that the club had no collection of the sort to appeal to the bibliophile. The Water Ghost and Others Of art and literature he had absolutely no idea, but he was an enthusiastic bibliophile, and his library, which included a unique collection or rare and curious books, had been built up at enormous expense. The Life of Sir Richard Burton It is not fiction to a bibliophile; it is worthy of all the honour done to verse. Gossip in a Library When the parchments were disinterred they became the property of Apellicon, to whom the saying was first applied that he was 'rather a bibliophile than a lover of learning.' The Great Book-Collectors The Baron was one of the greatest bibliophiles of his age, and possessed a collection of Eastern manuscripts and other priceless treasures that was world-famous. The Life of George Borrow And in that respect I am not more different in my way from the true humanitarian than from the true bibliophile in his. Yet Again “Hullo, Mr. Thomas,” he said, “have you come up to see Mr. Mortby?” mentioning a well-known Oxford bibliophile. Angling Sketches A bibliophile who could say this could say anything. The Library St. Jerome paid a visit to the collection while he was still enrolled on the list of bibliophiles. The Great Book-Collectors He was a bibliophile—a taste which he inherited from his father, who “began collecting books when he was twelve, and was collecting to his last hours.” Adventures Among Books These ladies were only bibliophiles by accident, and were devoted, in the first place, to pleasure, piety, or ambition. Books and Bookmen The bibliophile will not easily procure Gorliot's book, which is not in the catalogues. Rhymes a la Mode I have seen an Australian bibliophile enraptured by the rare chance of buying, in Melbourne, an early work on—the history of Port Jackson! The Library How often he writes verses for the bibliophile, delighting in the details of purple and gold, the illustrations and ornaments for his new volume! Letters on Literature This cherished nephew, named Octave de Camps, was a descendant of the famous Abbe de Camps, so well known to bibliophiles and learned men,—who, by the bye, are not at all the same thing. Madame Firmiani If Anne of Austria, the mother of Louis XIV., was a bibliophile, she may be suspected of acting on the motive, "Love me, love my books." Books and Bookmen The little pile of stones and the lithographer's handpress in a corner of the studio have been used in many an experiment, as has a set of beautiful type loaned to Hull-House by a bibliophile. Twenty Years at Hull House; with autobiographical notes The bibliophile asks about his books the question which the metaphysician asks about his soul. The Library What's the meaning of those figures?" said the abbe; "our dear doctor was too much of a bibliophile to spoil the fly-leaf of a valuable volume. Ursula "No," said the Doctor; and though rats are the foe of the bibliophile, at least as much as of the sugar- planter, we do not propose to sing of them. The Library "Can a woman be a bibliophile?" is a question which was once discussed at the weekly breakfast party of Guilbert de Pixerecourt, the famous book- lover and playwright, the "Corneille of the Boulevards." Books and Bookmen Therefore, bibliophiles have consoled themselves with the inventions of book-plates, quaint representations, perhaps heraldic, perhaps fanciful, of their claims to the possession of their own dear volumes. The Library But M. de Latour was an enthusiast, and this little anecdote of his explains the sentimental side of the bibliophile's pursuit. The Library There were young men and old, all had been harmless and inoffensive in their lives, and—all had been bibliophiles. The Library Again, the bibliophile may prefer to have the leather stamped with his arms and crest, like de Thou, Henri III., The Library The literature and history of France are full of anecdotes of the good and bad fortunes of bibliophiles, of their bargains, discoveries, disappointments. Books and Bookmen What a crowd of pleasant memories the bibliophile, and he only, finds in these dry words of the title. The Library The amateur, then, is the person we have in our eye, and especially the bibliophile who has but lately been bitten with this pleasant mania of collecting. The Library The fantastic caprice of bibliophiles has revelled in the bibliography of these Dutch editions. The Library Among the most interesting bibliophiles of the eighteenth century is Madame Du Barry. The Library Among princes and popes it is pleasant to meet one man of letters, and he the greatest of the great age, who was a bibliophile. Books and Bookmen Colbert, the great minister of Louis XIV., was a bibliophile at whom perhaps La Bruyere would have sneered. Books and Bookmen There was once a bibliophile who said that a man could only love one book at a time, and the darling of the moment he used to carry about in a charming leather case. The Library The Duc d'Aumale, a famous bibliophile, has never "come to his own," and of M. Gambetta it is only known that his devotional library, at least, has found its way into the market. Books and Bookmen The bibliophile hastily packed them in boxes, and conveyed them in two cabs and under cover of night to the house of M. Paul Lacroix. Books and Bookmen We know nothing, to the regret of bibliophiles, of Moliere's taste in bindings. Books and Bookmen |
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