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94 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781108065825
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 12 December 2013
Description
The library of the chandler John Ratcliffe (1707-76) was amassed before the onset of 'bibliomania', and perfectly illustrates the last days of a period of book collecting when scholars and commoners could hope to compete with wealthy noblemen. The...
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94 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781108065825
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 12 December 2013
Description
The library of the chandler John Ratcliffe (1707-76) was amassed before the onset of 'bibliomania', and perfectly illustrates the last days of a period of book collecting when scholars and commoners could hope to compete with wealthy noblemen. The...