Project Gutenberg 2007-05-02 Public domain in the USA. 72 Vincent, Leon H. (Leon Henry) 1859 1941 Vincent, Leon Henry The Bibliotaph, and Other People The bibliotaph, a portrait not wholly imaginary -- The bibliotaph, his friends, scrapbooks, and 'bins' -- Last words on the bibliotaph -- Thomas Hardy -- A reading in the letters of John Keats -- An Elizabethan novelist -- The autobiography of a fair-minded man -- Concerning a red waistcoat -- Stevenson, the vagabond and the philosopher -- Stevenson's St. Ives. Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Bibliotaph and Other People" by Leon H. Vincent is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. This volume explores the eccentricities and passions of book collectors, particularly focusing on the character of the Bibliotaph, a passionate book collector whose life revolves around acquiring and cherishing rare volumes. Vincent blends humor and insight as he reflects on the romantic yet often misunderstood world of bibliophiles. At the start of the collection, the narrative introduces the concept of bibliophilia by painting a vivid picture of the Bibliotaph, a larger-than-life character driven by a deep passion for books. The opening portion details his eccentric behavior, including the whimsical justifications for why one might need multiple copies of the same book. Vincent contrasts different types of book collectors, illustrating their motivations and the complexities of their obsessions. The Bibliotaph's love for books is shown alongside his humorous takes on life, suggesting a deep but playful engagement with the literary world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 Book collectors Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 Keats, John, 1795-1821 Lyly, John, 1554?-1606 Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804 Gautier, Théophile, 1811-1872 PN Text Bibliomania Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 384257 384266 2024-09-09T09:00:02.995710 2023-09-09T11:16:39.780977 text/html text/html 389019 2007-05-02T11:59:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 167117 2007-05-02T11:59:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 226990 2024-09-09T09:00:09.444672 application/epub+zip 227464 2024-09-09T09:00:04.664733 application/epub+zip 205203 2024-09-09T09:00:03.682692 application/epub+zip 372393 2024-09-09T09:00:13.403670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339557 2024-09-09T09:00:08.700818 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320472 2022-09-10T06:32:28.141885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335920 335821 2024-09-09T09:00:02.359680 2023-09-09T11:16:39.202976 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 335771 2007-05-02T11:59:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 133368 2007-05-02T11:59:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 335769 2007-05-02T11:59:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 133325 2007-05-02T11:59:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21952 2024-09-09T09:00:13.702632 application/rdf+xml 12152 2024-09-09T09:00:04.040691 image/jpeg 2953 2024-09-09T09:00:03.861684 image/jpeg 214239 2024-09-09T09:00:03.034710 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog