SIXTY YEARS A BOOKMAN
WITH OTHER RECOLLECTIONS AND REFLECTIONS
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
THE FASCINATION OF BOOKS AND OTHER ESSAYS
THE PLEASURES OF BOOKLAND
IN FRIENDSHIP'S GARDEN
LIBERTY AND BROTHERHOOD, ETC., ETC.
SIXTY YEARS A
BOOKMAN
WITH OTHERRECOLLECTIONS AND REFLECTIONS
BY
JOSEPH SHAYLOR
LONDON
SELWYN & BLOUNT, LTD.
21 YORK BUILDINGS, ADELPHI, W.C.
First Printed 1923
Made and Printed in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner Ltd., Frome andLondon
to
MY CHILDREN
and also to
MY MANY FRIENDS IN
THE BOOK-SELLING TRADE
with the sincere wish that their lives
may be crowned with as much success
and happiness as that which
has blessed my career
CONTENTS
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I | My Early Life in the Country | 11 |
| II | My Early London Experiences | 30 |
| III | Some Recollections of Stationers' Hall Court | 52 |
| IV | Some Further Recollections and Reflections | 82 |
| V | Some Personal Associations | 112 |
| VI | The Bookselling Trade and Underselling | 138 |
| VII | Term and Sale Catalogues | 169 |
| VIII | Limited Editions and the Pleasures of Collecting | 188 |
| IX | The Whitefriars Club | 198 |
PREFACE
At the request of numerous friends, but with some hesitation,