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The collector's whatnot : a compendium, manual, and syllabus of information and advice on all subjects appertaining to the collection of antiques, both ancient and not so ancient

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The collector's whatnot : a compendium, manual, and syllabus of information and advice on all subjects appertaining to the collection of antiques, both ancient and not so ancient

by Booth Tarkington, Hugh MacNair Kahler, Kenneth Lewis Roberts

EN·~2 hours·9 chapters

Chapters

9 total

PREFACE

11:34

LIST OF PLATES AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS

0:05

ANTIQUEING AHEAD

29:30

HINTS FOR BUYING FROM ORIGINAL SOURCES

7:39

THE SECRET OF SUCCESS

22:32

OLD RUGS, OLD IRON OLD BRASS, OLD GLASS

16:28

THE EUROPEAN FIELD

37:32

HORSECHESTNUT

19:07

A WORD ON POONING

16:03

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Written under pseudonyms by Booth Tarkington, Kenneth Lewis Roberts, and Hugh MacNair Kahler.

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~2 hours (154K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United States: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1923.

Credits

Emmanuel Ackerman, Quentin Campbell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Release date

2023-04-19

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70597

Subjects

Antiques -- Humor PN

About the authors

Booth Tarkington

1869–1946

Best known for vivid portraits of Midwestern American life, this two-time Pulitzer Prize winner wrote novels that mix sharp social observation with humor and nostalgia. His best-loved books include The Magnificent Ambersons, Alice Adams, and the Penrod stories.

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Hugh MacNair Kahler

1883–1969

A prolific American storyteller, he wrote novels, short fiction, and screen stories that reached a wide popular audience in the early 20th century. His work moved easily between magazines, books, and film, giving it an energetic, accessible feel.

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Kenneth Lewis Roberts

1885–1957

Best known for vivid historical adventures set in early America, this Maine-born writer helped turn carefully researched history into fast-moving popular fiction. His books, especially stories of the Revolution and the frontier, won a wide readership and lasting praise.

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