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Enemies of Books (Paperback, Revised edition): William Blades, Randolph G. Adams

Enemies of Books (Paperback, Revised edition)

William Blades, Randolph G. Adams; Edited by Bagher Bachchha

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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.

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Imprint: Tiger Of The Stripe
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: April 2009
First published: April 2009
Authors: William Blades • Randolph G. Adams
Editors: Bagher Bachchha
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 180
Edition: Revised edition
ISBN-13: 978-1-904799-36-8
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Library & information sciences > Library, archive & information management
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LSN: 1-904799-36-1
Barcode: 9781904799368

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