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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

7382 James Russell Lowell 1819-1891 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:7382
AUTHOR:James Russell Lowell (1819–1891)
QUOTATION:  If I were asked what book is better than a cheap book, I should answer that there is one book better than a cheap book,—and that is a book honestly come by.
ATTRIBUTION:Before the U. S. Senate Committee on Patents, Jan. 29, 1886.