A Book for All Readers: Designed as an Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books, and the Formation of Public and Private LibrariesG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1900 - 14 Seiten |
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... not already , putting in practice the advice of Shakes- peare : " In brief , sir , study what you most affect . " Says John Ruskin : " I would urge upon every young man to obtain as soon as he can , by the 14 A BOOK FOR ALL READERS .
... not already , putting in practice the advice of Shakes- peare : " In brief , sir , study what you most affect . " Says John Ruskin : " I would urge upon every young man to obtain as soon as he can , by the 14 A BOOK FOR ALL READERS .
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... practiced eye . Let us suppose that you are cursorily perusing a novel which has made a great sensation , and you come upon the following sentence : " Eighteen millions of years would level all in one huge , common , shapeless ruin ...
... practiced eye . Let us suppose that you are cursorily perusing a novel which has made a great sensation , and you come upon the following sentence : " Eighteen millions of years would level all in one huge , common , shapeless ruin ...
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... practice . Most libraries are full of books imperfectly labelled , pasted on in crooked fashion , or perhaps damaging the end - leaves by an over - use of paste , causing the leaves to adhere to the page labelled - which should always ...
... practice . Most libraries are full of books imperfectly labelled , pasted on in crooked fashion , or perhaps damaging the end - leaves by an over - use of paste , causing the leaves to adhere to the page labelled - which should always ...
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... practice in this country . I may remark in passing , that the term " book - worm " is a mis- nomer , since it is not a worm at all , but an insect . A more serious insect menace is the cockroach , a hungry , unclean little beast , which ...
... practice in this country . I may remark in passing , that the term " book - worm " is a mis- nomer , since it is not a worm at all , but an insect . A more serious insect menace is the cockroach , a hungry , unclean little beast , which ...
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... practiced , but rarely detected until the mischief is done , and the culprit gone . I have found whole pages torn ... practices , there is no absolute safeguard in any library . Even where a police watch is kept , thefts are perpetrated ...
... practiced , but rarely detected until the mischief is done , and the culprit gone . I have found whole pages torn ... practices , there is no absolute safeguard in any library . Even where a police watch is kept , thefts are perpetrated ...
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