A Magnificent Farce, and Other Diversions of a Book-Collector (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Magnificent Farce, and Other Diversions of a Book-Collector Dear sir, I am wondering whether The Amenities of book-collecting and Kindred Affec tions would preclude the exchange Of our handi work! If not, I should be glad to forward copies Of The Four Horsemen Of the Apocalypse and Mare N ostrum in exchange for the Amenities Of Book Collecting, some chapters of which I greatly enjoyed when they appeared in the Atlantic Monthly. With kind regards to those of your family who remember me, I am, very sincerely your Old-time Rahway neighbor on the other side Of the fence. 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.