The Private Library - What We Do Know, What We Don't Know, What We Ought to Know - About Our Books

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Private Library, by Arthur L. HumphreysThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: The Private LibraryWhat We Do Know, What We Don't Know, What We Ought to KnowAbout Our BooksAuthor: Arthur L. HumphreysRelease Date: February 24, 2009 [EBook #28174]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE PRIVATE LIBRARY ***Produced by Suzanne Lybarger and the Booksmiths athttp://www.eBookForge.netTHEPRIVATELIBRARYWHAT WE DO KNOWWHAT WE DON'T KNOWWHAT WE OUGHT TO KNOWABOUT OUR BOOKSBYARTHUR L. HUMPHREYSFourth Edition.LONDON: STRANGEWAYS & SONSSOLD BYHATCHARDS, 187 Piccadilly, W.MDCCCCPREFACEITH all the literature published on behalf of Free Libraries—institutions which, after all, are of doubtful good—noW one so far has written a book to assist in making The Private Library combine practical useful qualities withdecorative effect.For many years I have had opportunities of inspecting and reporting upon Collections of Books in numerousCountry Houses, and I must say that the condition of books in the greater number of them is chaotic. A man will talkabout all his possessions—his pictures, his objets d'art, his horses, his garden, and his bicycle, but rarely will he talkabout his books; and if he ...