Enemies of Books (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781904799368)

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, Randolph G. Adams
ISBN-10: 1904799361
ISBN-13: 9781904799368
Publisher: Tiger of the Stripe
Language: English
Published: 04/16/2009
Pages: 180
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.41d