Byways in BooklandBook arts club of the University of California, 1935 - 202 pages A collection of ten essays, six reprinted from various periodicals. |
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The Importance of Libraries in the Preserva | 1 |
The Charm of the Prologue | 35 |
Napoleon as a Booklover | 53 |
Copyright | |
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