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Long way from the Armstrong Beer Parlour : a life in rare books

by Richard Landon, Marie Elena Korey

A collection of essays examining bibliography, book history, book collecting, and the antiquarian book trade, supplemented by autobiographical writings.

Accession 12743 ISBN 9781584563303 Publisher The Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, Oak Knoll Press
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