Author: NEWTON, EDWARD A.
Title: The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections. By A. Edward Newton. Wilth Illustrations.
Description: Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1918 . 0. First edition. A very good half leather binding by 'E.P. Dutton' . pp.xxi/[1p.]/pp.355/[1p.] . Colophon to last leaf: "The Riverside Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A." 8.5" x 5.75" x 1.25". Brown morocco spine and corners over marbled boards. Hinges carefully strengthened, and edges lightly rubbed. Spine with five raised bands, dulled gilt tiles and publication date. Top page edge gilt, other page edges deckled (rough-cut). Marbled endpapers. Small leather and gilt bookplate to verso of the front board: "Brackenburn". No inscriptions or labels . Clean text and illustrations throughout. VG. ** "Alfred Edward Newton (1864–1940) was an American industrialist better known as an author and avid book collector. He is best known for his book Amenities of Book Collecting (1918) which sold over 25,000 copies. At the time of his death, it was estimated that he had approximately 10,000 books in his collection, focusing on English and American literary works.." - See Wikipedia *** " Bookplate of Sir Hugh Walpole, who lived at Brackenburn, Keswick, here shown with his gilt-stamped bookplate (which looks like leather, but is actually a rich heavy textured board). Sir Hugh Walpole (1884-1941) was an English novelist and the author of a Trollope biography published in 1928.

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