The Library by Andrew Lang

"The Library" by Andrew Lang is a book published in the late 19th century as part of the "Art as Home" series. This charming guide explores the art of book-collecting for amateur bibliophiles, blending practical advice with passionate defense of the collector's craft. Lang examines book-hunting as both sport and obsession, offering wisdom on building collections, preserving treasured volumes, and understanding why books remain our most enduring friends. Through wit and warmth, he captures the joys, sorrows, and "gentle-madness" that define the bibliophile's world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912
Title The Library
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Library_(book)
Credits Transcribed from the 1881 Macmillan and Co. edition by David Price
Reading Level Reading ease score: 67.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class Z: Bibliography, Library science
Subject Books
Subject Book collecting
Category Text
EBook-No. 2018
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Oct 5, 2014
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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