Project Gutenberg 2023-04-19 Public domain in the USA. 181 Tarkington, Booth 1869 1946 Tarkington, Newton Booth Tarkington, B. (Booth) Van Loot, Cornelius Obenchain Kahler, Hugh MacNair 1883 1969 Elphinstone, Murgatroyd Roberts, Kenneth Lewis 1885 1957 Kilgallen, Milton Roberts, Kenneth L. 23017751 The collector's whatnot : $b a compendium, manual, and syllabus of information and advice on all subjects appertaining to the collection of antiques, both ancient and not so ancient $aUnited States :$bHoughton Mifflin Company, $c1923. Written under pseudonyms by Booth Tarkington, Kenneth Lewis Roberts, and Hugh MacNair Kahler. 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.) "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" is a whimsical guidebook on antique collecting written in the early 20th century. Compiled by Cornelius Obenchain Van Loot, Milton Kilgallen, and Murgatroyd Elphinstone, the text offers insights into the practices, characters, and joys associated with the world of antiques, highlighting the importance of discerning true treasures from mere old items. The opening of the work sets a humorous and satirical tone, introducing the fictitious American Academy for the Popularization of Antiquities and detailing its efforts to promote the understanding and appreciation of genuine antiques. Within this context, anecdotes about eccentric members and their quirks are shared, such as Professor Milton Kilgallen's obsession with furniture polish and the tragicomic demise of fellow collectors. The narrative also hints at the complexities of antique valuation, underscoring the art of collecting as both a personal passion and a sometimes perilous endeavor. Overall, this introduction establishes a playful framework for the upcoming exploration of antique collecting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3116807 20210520055450vanloot 1923 us Reading ease score: 67.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Antiques -- Humor PN Text Category: Humour Category: American Literature Category: How To ... 256146 2025-07-28T05:22:49.652882 text/html 253486 2023-04-19T16:33:02 text/html 7670908 2025-07-28T05:22:58.394855 application/epub+zip 7668572 2025-07-28T05:22:52.075939 application/epub+zip 227644 2025-07-28T05:22:50.568869 application/epub+zip 8305029 2025-07-28T05:23:02.576869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8055547 2025-07-28T05:22:57.249843 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203843 2025-07-28T05:22:48.749900 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 203486 2023-04-19T16:33:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19866 2025-07-28T05:23:02.753800 application/rdf+xml 20307 2025-07-28T05:22:50.766880 image/jpeg 3351 2025-07-28T05:22:50.664878 image/jpeg 80828 2023-04-19T16:33:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 7947013 2023-04-19T16:33:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 8196022 2025-07-28T05:22:49.811924 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia