The Enemies of Books
Author | : William Blades |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 78 |
Release | : 2019-11-25 |
ISBN-10 | : EAN:4057664644442 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Enemies of Books written by William Blades and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-25 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Enemies of Books' is a book on biblioclasts and book preservation by the 19th-century bibliophile and book collector William Blades. In the book, the author, a well-known collector and preserver of the works of the English printer William Caxton, documented his outrage at any mistreatment of books in what became a passionate diatribe against biblioclasts, human and non-human, wherever he found them. The book includes chapters on the following enemies of books: fire, water, gas and heat, dust and neglect, ignorance and bigotry, the bookworm, bookbinders, book collectors, other vermin (such as rats or flies), servants, and children. The book ends with a passionate call for reverence for old books, something he felt was lacking during his life.