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Historical and the Posthumous Memoirs of Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall 1772-1784

AvNathaniel William Wraxall,Henry B Wheatleym. fl.

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

471 kr

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Samuel Pepys, and the World he Lived In

AvHenry B Wheatley

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

412 kr

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Historical and the Posthumous Memoirs of Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall 1772-1784

AvNathaniel William Wraxall,Henry B Wheatleym. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

353 kr

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Samuel Pepys, and the World he Lived In

AvHenry B Wheatley

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

294 kr

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Samuel Pepys

AvHenry B Wheatley

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

378 kr

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Dedication of Books to Patron and Friend (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

A Chapter in Literary History

AvHenry B. Wheatley

E-bok

Engelska, 2012

20 kr

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This 1887 volume traces the history of book dedications, beginning with the use of dedications to express love, then to the mercenary practice of selling dedications to patrons, and concluding with a more neutral, balanced sort of dedication. Wheatley confines his selection to English books, concentrating on Shakespeare, Dryden, and Dr. Johnson.

Literary Blunders (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

AvHenry B. Wheatley

E-bok

Engelska, 2011

20 kr

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Taking a page from a character’s project in a Bulwer Lytton novel, the author, a distinguished Victorian man of letters, presents an amusing compendium of errata, misprints, misquotations, mistranslations, imaginings, absurd etymologies, faulty classifications, abuses of upper and lower case, ludicrous student answers to exams, hotel-keepers’ English, and more.

Prices of Books (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

AvHenry B. Wheatley

E-bok

Engelska, 2011

20 kr

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By 1898, books had become more affordable than they had been in the past, leading to greater literacy and a barometer of society’s cultural and intellectual status. Using price points to trace the history of publishing and reading, the author considers manuscript prices, booksellers, auctions throughout the centuries, and prices of the earliest printed books.

How to Form a Library (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

AvHenry B. Wheatley

E-bok

Engelska, 2011

21 kr

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Wheatley set about writing this 1887 volume knowing that his attempt to form a personal library was only one of many ways to approach such a large subject. This book includes chapters on people’s existing libraries, how to buy books, overviews of both public and private libraries, bibliographies, publishing societies, libraries for children, and a list of one hundred desirable books.

Art Work In Gold In Silver

AvHenry B. Wheatley

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

158 kr

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Art Work In Gold In Silver

AvHenry B. Wheatley

E-bok

Engelska, 2016

87 kr

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The chief aim of this series of handbooks of practical art is to bring to the notice of students and anatcuss of art, as well as all Iovers of the highest excellence in workmanship, numerous examples, both ancient and modern, of the application of beautiful design to articles of every-day use and to the various objects which are frequently employed for purposes of decoration. The Handbook will contain an historical record of the progress of the art of which it treats, from the earliest times tu the present, showing the distinctive characteristics of the respective periods and will be illustrated with about forty to sixty engravings, which will include representations of many of the most remarkable specinlens of industrial art that have been preserved to us, and which now adorn the national museums of Europe. In making thc selection, much care has been taken to include only those works that are noteworthy either for the elegance of their form or the beauty of their ornamentation although a few objects have been chosen for their historical interest, and for the purpose of showing the style of art prevalent at the time in which they were made.