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Author: Abraham Simon Wolf Rosenbach
Publisher: Boston : Little, Brown
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Category : Bibliomania
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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Author: Abraham Simon Wolf Rosenbach
Publisher: Boston : Little, Brown
ISBN:
Category : Bibliomania
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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Author: Abraham Simon Wolf Rosenbach
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 311
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Author: Abraham Simon Wolf Rosenbach
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465573135
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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“Genius?” The tall old man with the fan-shaped beard looked eagerly at his companion, then settled back more heavily against the rows and rows of old books lining the walls to the ceiling on all sides of the room. “Of course Edgar was a genius, but in spite of being a gambler and a drunkard—in spite of it, I tell you!” The other, a thin man of lesser years, his long, inquiring face meditative in the twilight, nodded. “You are right,” he agreed. “But what difference did it make? The only question is, would ‘The Raven’ have been any greater without his gambling and drinking? I doubt it.” The argument was on, and my uncle, Moses Polock, would lean forward now and again, waving his coatless arms—he handled books easier in shirt sleeves—in an effort to gain a point. His peculiarly young and penetrating blue eyes glistened. Opposite, George P. Philes, a noted editor and book collector, twirled a gray moustache and goatee while balancing in a tilted chair, listening calmly, and patiently relighting a half-smoked cigar which went out often as the verbal heat increased. I would watch these two, dazed with their heated words concerning authors and their works; hear them make bookish prophecies, most of which came true. A favorite subject was their neurotic friend, Edgar Allan Poe. Both had befriended this singularly unfortunate and great writer, and each had certain contentions to make which led through the fire of argument to the cooler and more even discussion of reminiscences. But they did agree that it would take less than fifty years after Poe’s death to make first editions of his works the most valuable of all American authors. It was in 1885, when I was nine years old, that I first felt the haunting atmosphere of Uncle Moses’ bookshop on the second floor of the bulging, red-brick building on Commerce Street in old Philadelphia. At that age I could hardly realize, spellbound as I was, the full quality of mystery and intangible beauty which becomes a part of the atmosphere wherever fine books are brought together; for here was something which called to me each afternoon, just as the wharves, the water, and the ships drew other boys who were delighted to get away from books the moment school was out. Whatever it was,—some glibly speak of it as bibliomania,—it entered my bones then, and has grown out of all proportion ever since. The long walk from the bookshop to my home in the twilight, the moon, just coming up, throwing long shadows across the white slab of Franklin’s grave which I had to pass, was sometimes difficult; but as I grew older I learned to shut my eyes against imaginary fears and, in a valiant effort to be brave, hurried past darkened corners and abysmal alleyways, inventing a game by which I tried to visualize the only touches of color in Uncle Moses’ musty, dusty shop—occasional brilliantly bound volumes. Running along, I also cross-examined myself on quotations and dates from books and manuscripts through which I had prowled earlier in the day, unwittingly developing a memory which was often to stand me in good stead.
Author: Detroit (Mich.). Board of Education
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Category : Public schools
Languages : en
Pages : 588
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Contains proceedings of annual, regular and special meetings.
Author: John Baxter
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780425046043
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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Category : Wisconsin
Languages : en
Pages : 1212
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Author: Roy Hughes
Publisher: Master Point Press
ISBN: 9781897106020
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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This book discussed the theory of bridge bidding for advanced players, with emphasis on the principles that need to underpin an effective bidding system. These include the concepts of Useful Space, Relays, Transfers, Dialogue Bidding, as well as the conflicting needs for a system that is robust, antagonistic, and also accurate. The ideas are illustrated with dozens of example hands from championship play, showing how these principles work in practice. The book will appeal to serious tournament players.
Author: New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1010
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Author: Baxter John
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ISBN: 9780425046043
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Author: Leslie K. Falk
Publisher: Washington : Federal Library Committee
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Category : Acquisitions (Libraries)
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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