Tiger of the Stripe
Enemies of Books
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9781904799368
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9781904799368
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$14.89
Enemies of Books
$14.89
The wittiest commentary on book-collecting and the care of books ever written, Blades's Enemies of Books enummerates the enemies as: Fire; Water; Gas and Heat; Dust and Neglect; Ignorance and Bigotry; The Bookworm; Other Vermin; Bookbinders; Collectors; 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. William Blades (1824-1890) was a printer and bibliographer. His Life of Caxton revolutionised our understanding of the first English printer.
| Author: William Blades |
| Publisher: Tiger of the Stripe |
| Publication Date: Apr 16, 2009 |
| Number of Pages: 180 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1904799361 |
| ISBN-13: 9781904799368 |
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