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The enemies of books

Author: William Blades
Publisher: London : Trübner & Co., 1880.
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Blades, William, 1824-1890.
Enemies of books.
London : Trübner & Co., 1880
(OCoLC)656760508
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: William Blades
OCLC Number: 546201
Notes: "The nucleus of the ... essay appeared in the August, September and October numbers of 'The Printers' register' for 1879."
"The plates are intended to show some of the various ways in which books can be illustrated."
LC copy 2 forms part of the personal library materials in the Joseph and Elizabeth Robins Pennell Collection.
Description: xiii, 110 p., [8] p. of plates (some fold.) : ill. ; 21 cm.
Contents: Fire --
Water --
Gas and heat --
Dust and neglect --
Ignorance --
The bookworm --
Other vermin --
Bookbinders --
Collectors --
Conclusion : Reverence for old books.
Responsibility: by William Blades.

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