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  • Its editor was a highly accomplished bibliographer and book-merchant, born in Vermont, but during the last forty years of his life resided in London, where he devoted himself to his profession with great learning and assiduity.

    A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries Ainsworth Rand Spofford

  • Rev.Dr. Hogarth, Mr. Raymond, the book-merchant, and Rev.Dr. Duffield gave sufficient to pay the cartage of the lumber to the depot.

    A Woman's Life-Work Haviland, Laura S 1881

  • I am desirous of preventing the reprinting this, should any book-merchant think it worth it, till I hear from my friends, whether the terms in which I have spoken of slavery and the constitution of our State, will not, by producing an irritation, retard that reformation which I wish, instead of promoting it.

    Memoir Correspondence And Miscellanies Jefferson, Thomas 1829

  • I am desirous of preventing the reprinting this, should any book-merchant think it worth it, till I hear from my friends, whether the terms in which I have spoken of slavery and the constitution of our State, will not, by producing an irritation, retard that reformation which I wish, instead of promoting it.

    Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 Thomas Jefferson 1784

  • "Well, something _is_ wrong," admitted the book-merchant; and then he added in an undertone: "I meant to send you word about it.

    Richard Dare's Venture Edward Stratemeyer 1896

  • Damme, book-merchant at Amsterdam, equally well known for his knowledge of bibliography and of medals; of which latter he had a beautiful and uncommon collection. "

    Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance Thomas Frognall Dibdin 1811

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