The ironmonger crossed to a table bearing great heaps of papers, yellowed maps and dust- covered volumes.

Possibly Lloyd George has never looked into those old, handsome, leather- covered volumes at his official residence.

And now the book found its way to tables which had seldom been polluted by marble- covered volumes.

All unbound or paper covered volumes should be reserved from the shelves, and not supplied to readers until bound.

And here were shelves just overflowing with dainty, gaily covered volumes, and low cases crowded, and books lying about on window-seats and lounges.