Books and BipedsArgus Books, 1947 - 258 pages "In a word, 'Books and Bipeds' is for the most part a selection of paragraphs from my weekly book column in the "Chicago Sunday Tribune'..." -- foreword. |
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Page 176
Vincent Starrett. A Fable for Collectors Once upon a time two men sat quietly together in their favorite club sipping ... collector , or so they called themselves — I would not care to argue that it is not possible to be both . In time ...
Vincent Starrett. A Fable for Collectors Once upon a time two men sat quietly together in their favorite club sipping ... collector , or so they called themselves — I would not care to argue that it is not possible to be both . In time ...
Page 180
... collectors , a profit- able group . Her further investigations into the folly of Mr. Wise are based in part on the letters he wrote to John Henry Wrenn , a Chicago business man and collector of rare books , whose notable library is now ...
... collectors , a profit- able group . Her further investigations into the folly of Mr. Wise are based in part on the letters he wrote to John Henry Wrenn , a Chicago business man and collector of rare books , whose notable library is now ...
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... collectors and their quest for the faience violin , which may be regarded as the symbol of any collector's heart's desire . Nobody who " collects things " will be able to read it without a little private soul - searching , and for a few ...
... collectors and their quest for the faience violin , which may be regarded as the symbol of any collector's heart's desire . Nobody who " collects things " will be able to read it without a little private soul - searching , and for a few ...
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