The Library of Nathaniel Paine (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Webb, S. W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1332020542 ISBN 13: 9781332020546

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2019

Synopsis

Excerpt from The Library of Nathaniel Paine

The private library of Nathaniel Paine, Esq., of this city, is made up to quite a large extent of this kind of books. It numbers some 2000 volumes, and is ex ceedingly rich in historical and biograph ical works. The value and interest of many of the books have been largely in creased by additions he has made to them of portraits, autographs, letters, and other valuable material illustrative of the subjects treated. The scholarly tastes of Mr. Paine are well known. He is a prominent member not only of the American Antiquarian Society, but of the Worcester Society of Antiquity, andis the author of a number of volumes which are a material addition to the value of the libraries of both societies.

Mr. Paine's library is of a miscellane ous nature, though historical and bio graphical works seem to be favorites. He has also gathered together a. Large number of autographs and has already had two sales of books, portraits, auto graphs, engravings and such like. The last one, held in New York some seven years ago, consisted largely of auto graphs and engraved portraits, and he has many still remaining. He began the for mation of his library when a young man, and has added to itashe has had opportu nity ever since. Some of the autographs and letters of distinguished men were given him, others were bought, and still others obtained by exchange. The rage for these has so increased within the last few years that many of them are now ex ceedingly rare, and correspondingly val uable. Mr. Paine comes naturally by his love for the antique and historic, his grandfather and great uncle being among the founders of the American Antiqua rian Society.

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Excerpt from The Library of Nathaniel Paine "And books we knowAs a substantial world, both pure and good;Round these with tendrils strong as flesh and blood, Our pastime and our happiness will grow." In these days of fine public libraries, easily accessible, the interest in gathering together a large private library has somewhat abated. In these public libraries are books covering the whole field of literature from books of scholarly research to the latest novel. Very naturally therefore one asks himself, why go to the expense of getting a fine private library, when one has free access to all the books of our public libraries? But while the public library fills a place, and a very large one, in the community, it can never take the place wholly of the private library. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1332020542
• ISBN 13: 9781332020546
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 28