. The century illustrated monthly magazine . HISTORY OF ETHIOPIA, BASLE, 1552. FOLIO, 7^ X 12% INCHES; BROWN CALF. (FROM LIBRI, DOUBLE, ANDTECHENER COLLECTIONS. OWNED BY MR. ROBERT HOE.) THE GROLIER Cb««rffrae <2beninsj/ A CARD OF INVITATION FORWHIST. clearness of the press-work, for the har-monious elegance ofthe illustrations, andfor the decorativeskill bestowed on thebinding. Its consti-tution declares thatits object shall bethe literary study andpromotion of the artspertaining to the pro-duction of is to say, theGrolier Club is inter-ested in books not asliterature but
. The century illustrated monthly magazine . HISTORY OF ETHIOPIA, BASLE, 1552. FOLIO, 7^ X 12% INCHES; BROWN CALF. (FROM LIBRI, DOUBLE, ANDTECHENER COLLECTIONS. OWNED BY MR. ROBERT HOE.) THE GROLIER Cb««rffrae <2beninsj/ A CARD OF INVITATION FORWHIST. clearness of the press-work, for the har-monious elegance ofthe illustrations, andfor the decorativeskill bestowed on thebinding. Its consti-tution declares thatits object shall bethe literary study andpromotion of the artspertaining to the pro-duction of is to say, theGrolier Club is inter-ested in books not asliterature but as worksof art. It is with theart and mystery ofthe book-maker, the printer, the engraver, andthe binder, and not with the secrets of author-ship, that the members of the Grolier Club con-cern themselves, although many of them arescholars and students of literature. They aretrue book-lovers, and not mere book-hoarders;they are bibliophiles, not bibliomaniacs; theylove a book for its intrinsic beauty, not for itsaccidental rarity; they cherish a volume be-cause of its charming vignettes or its vigorouspress-work, not because it belongs to the goodedition—the one with the two misprints: Ah, je l
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