Another style which may be traced in many books of the early years of the century is a rather coarse development of the characteristic Florentine manner of the fifteenth century.
The country boy does not read as many books as the city boy, but, as a rule, he reads them with much better results.
On many books it will pay to have them gilded, as when thus put on they do not detract from the book's appearance and look well for an indefinite time.
Soft and fragile paper, such as is found in many books, will stand very little wear at the joint in the back.
A large press with screw for pressing many books at once.
The drying will take at least a half hour; a good plan, consequently, is to clean as many books at one time as one can do in about forty-five minutes.
In many books, the letters constituted the largest part of the work, and to the engraver it was the more difficult part—the expense of engraving would more than offset all the advantages that might have been gained from printing.
Van der Linde says that the presswork of the Speculum does not differ materially from that of many books printed in the Netherlands during the last quarter of the fifteenth century.
This I take to be an excellent method of study, but one which implies the command of many books as well as of much leisure.
Many books require to be read more than once, in order to be seen in their proper colors and latent glories, and dim-discovered truths will by-and-by disclose themselves.
In this way he might read parts of many books, but not a single one from 'end to end.
His library was said to contain as many books as there were stars in heaven.
Solomon,' was the master of many books; but not being a 'fancier' he gave them shabby coverings and scribbled idle notes on their margins.
And, till the people were familiar with the Scriptures, the wiser rabbis would not write books of their own, and looked with a jealous eye on the "many books" bred by the literary activity of the time.
Nor is the caution against "many books," at which some critics have taken grave offence, the illiberal sentiment it has often been pronounced.
And of what is more than these, my son, beware; For of making of many books there is no end, And much study is a weariness to the flesh.
Oxford; worked in connection with Charity Organization Society; author of many books on philosophy.
Birkbeck HILL, author of many books on eighteenth-century literature.
In many books, you find the signature repeated in the "inset," or the inner leaves of the sheet, with a star or a figure to mark the sequence.
Many books, however, are now printed without any signature marks whatever.
Many books, especially dramatic works, and the collected works of authors require the contents of the various volumes to be briefed on the back.
It is not the reading of many books which is necessary to make a man wise or good; but the well reading of a few, could he be sure to have the best.
I have said so much of this and some following questions in many books already, that to avoid repetition, I shall say very little here.
But the ancient fathers used not so many books as we do, no, not one for our hundreds: and yet we honour them above the Neoterics: they lived before these libraries had a being.
Mark Twain read not so many books, but read a few books often.
Well, you'll find more reminders of things scattered through here than are printed, or could have been printed, in many books.
VAN DYKE, Professor of the History of Art, Rutgers College, and Author of many books.
If any imagine they shall find thought in many books, certainly they will be disappointed.
Johnson advised me to-day, to have as many books about me as I could; that I might read upon any subject upon which I had a desire for instruction at the time.
I am not angry that there are so many books already (bating only the anomalies of impiety and irreligion), nor will I plead the necessity of publishing mine from feigned importunities.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "many books" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
