Enemies of Books

Name: Enemies of Books
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The wittiest commentary on book-collecting and the care of books ever written, Blades' "Enemies of Books" enumerates the enemies as: Fire; Water; Gas and Heat; Dust and Neglect; Ignorance and Bigotry; The Bookworm; Other Vermin; Bookbinders; Collectors; and, Servants and Children. This new and corrected edition adds an article on Librarians as Enemies of Books, an Introduction, a biography of Blades, and many helpful notes.

Author Biography:

William Blades (1824-1890) was a printer and bibliographer. His Life of Caxton revolutionised our understanding of the first English printer.

Release date NZ

April 16th, 2009

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Audience

General (US: Trade)

Contributor

Edited by Bagher Bachchha

Edition

Revised edition

Illustrations

black & white illustrations

Pages

180

Dimensions

140x216x10

ISBN-13

9781904799368

Product ID

2937942

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