Excursions in Libraria : being restrospective reviews and bibliographical notes / by G.H. Powell.

  • Powell, G. H. (George Herbert), 1856-1924.
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Excursions in Libraria : being restrospective reviews and bibliographical notes / by G.H. Powell. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London : Lawrence and Bullen, 1895.

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xv, 271 pages including illustrations, plates ; 20 cm

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Preface.--The philosophy of rarity. [Rev. and enl. from "A discourse of rare books", in Macmillan's magazine, July, 1893]--A Gascon tragedy (14th cent.) [Episode from Froissart relating to Gaston III Phébus, comte de Foix]--A shelf of old story books.--The pirates' paradise (1740)--A medley of memoirs.--With Rabelais at Rome (1536)--The wit of history. [Based on article in Pall Mall Magazine, Feb. 1895]--Index

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