1890's The BOOK HUNTER in Paris + London, 1st Editions, Illustrated

Description: This is a first UK edition collection of "THE BOOK HUNTER IN PARIS - Studies among the Bookstalls and the Quays" (1893) by Octave Uzanne, together with "THE BOOK HUNTER IN LONDON - Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting" (1895) by William Roberts. Each book is a 1st edition published by Elliot Stock in London. The books are richly illustrated with portraits and drawings throughout. Each book has decorative floral end papers, and gilt top page edges. Here are some examples of the contents:PARIS - The content of the modern boxes; The book-stall man of today; The book hunter and the book seller; The changes in the bookstall world during the last six years; The bookstalls of ancient Rome; First appearance of the books on the banks of the Seine about 1670; The street amusements; The Cafe Anglais as a literary centre; Bonaparte and the Quai Conti; The everyday life of a bookstall-keeper; The Emperor visits the stalls; Characters and oddities; Delights of book-hunting; The scarcity of bargains, and the reason why; The book-huntress; The wealthy collector; The art of dressing a stall; The book stealers; A thief's devices; A conspiracy among the book-binders; Home visitation; Worthless books...and much more.LONDON - Early book hunting; Book hunting after the introduction of printing; From the old to the new; Book auctions and sales; Bookstalls and bookstalling; Some book hunting localities; Women as book collectors; Book thieves, borrowers, and knock-outs; Some humours of book Catalogues; Some modern collectors.

Price: 250 USD

Location: Merrimack, New Hampshire

End Time: 2024-11-24T19:24:58.000Z

Shipping Cost: 6.88 USD