P. B. M. Allan (1884–1973)
Auteur van The Book-Hunter at Home
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- Officiële naam
- Allan, Philip Bertram Murray
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Cabochon, Francis (pseudonym)
Phillip, Alban M. (pseudonym)
Murray, Philip (pseudonym)
Keat, O. Eliphas (pseudonym) - Geboortedatum
- 1884-11-13
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1973-12-31
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- UK
- Geboorteplaats
- Scarborough, Yorkshire, UK
- Plaats van overlijden
- Colchester, Essex, UK
- Woonplaatsen
- Scarborough, Yorkshire, UK (birthplace)
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- publisher
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lepidopterist - Korte biografie
- Philip Bertram Murray Allan (1884-1973), who also wrote under the pseudonyms Francis Cabochon and Alban M. Phillip, was a British author and publisher. His works include: The Pilgrims Books (16 volumes) (1919), The Book-Hunter at Home (1920), A Boys Book of Verse (written as Alban M. Phillip) (edited) (1924), Book of Loneliness (1926), The Prison- Breakers (written as Alban M. Phillip) (1927), The Golden Ladies of Pampeluna (written as Francis Cabochon) (1934), Trout Heresy (1936), A Moth- Hunters Gossip (1937), Talking of Moths (1943) and Moths and Memories (1948).
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Dedicated to JBC in The Rabble Discuss Cabell: James Branch Cabell &c (december 2012)
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- 8
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- 2
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- 54
- Populariteit
- #299,230
- Waardering
- 4.4
- Besprekingen
- 1
- ISBNs
- 7
The first three chapters and the fifth and sixth were quite excellent. I was happy to find a section on bookbinding in the sixth, and although it did contain some bad advice, it would be a good introduction to the practice. Still, it is a shame that some of the best histories and manuals of bookbinding were yet to be penned in 1920. Similarly great was a set of instructions on shelf construction.
The opening of the eighth is great advice: choose subject areas and stick to them. Bill Cameron of the Antique Market in Ottawa has said multiple times to me "Be specific, or else your collection will become an accumulation". He's correct, and Allen agrees with him. Unfortunately, the end of the eighth together with the ninth make an attempt to present a guide to collecting but come across as the author's amateurish attempt at bibliography (or anatomy), and betrays his own collecting biases. However, it is suitable for skimming and some recommendations can be found therein.… (meer)