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... scarce as to be practically unattainable , it is frequently reprinted ; and as the object of a good reprint is to imitate the original as exactly as possible , care must be taken that a modern copy is not substituted for the original ...
... scarce as to be practically unattainable , it is frequently reprinted ; and as the object of a good reprint is to imitate the original as exactly as possible , care must be taken that a modern copy is not substituted for the original ...
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... scarce , as much as £ 2 2s . being asked for the single volume of the English Catalogue , " 1835-62 , and proportionate amounts " C for the others . Sonnenschein's The Best Books , 1887 ; published at 21s 38 THE LIBRARY MANUAL .
... scarce , as much as £ 2 2s . being asked for the single volume of the English Catalogue , " 1835-62 , and proportionate amounts " C for the others . Sonnenschein's The Best Books , 1887 ; published at 21s 38 THE LIBRARY MANUAL .
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... scarce and beautiful work , may be con- sidered cheap at £ 25 , while the original edition of Audubon's " Birds of America , " in 4 volumes , elephant folio , 1826-38 , is perhaps the most expensive work of the class extant , as much as ...
... scarce and beautiful work , may be con- sidered cheap at £ 25 , while the original edition of Audubon's " Birds of America , " in 4 volumes , elephant folio , 1826-38 , is perhaps the most expensive work of the class extant , as much as ...
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... scarcity can never compensate for a lack of material , nor the possession of a " tall " copy , with uncut edges or in the original parts , supply the place of in- telligence in the text . Every book which aspires to the distinction of ...
... scarcity can never compensate for a lack of material , nor the possession of a " tall " copy , with uncut edges or in the original parts , supply the place of in- telligence in the text . Every book which aspires to the distinction of ...
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... scarce . Second Edition , 1791 ; £ 2 10s .; if royal , a little more . Third Edition , 1792 , 8vo ; £ 1 ; large paper , £ 2 . Fourth Edition , 1800 ; £ 1 10s .; large paper , about £ 3 . Fifth Edition , 8vo , 1807 ; £ 1 ; large paper ...
... scarce . Second Edition , 1791 ; £ 2 10s .; if royal , a little more . Third Edition , 1792 , 8vo ; £ 1 ; large paper , £ 2 . Fourth Edition , 1800 ; £ 1 10s .; large paper , about £ 3 . Fifth Edition , 8vo , 1807 ; £ 1 ; large paper ...
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