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William Blades (Author), Randolph G. Adams (Author), Bagher Bachchha (Editor)

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Publication Date: 16 April 2009

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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Paperback: 180 pages
Publisher: Tiger of the Stripe; Revised edition edition (16 April 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1904799361
ISBN-13: 978-1904799368
Product Dimensions: 14 x 1 x 21.6 cm
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,476,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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There's also an introduction (signed by a row of irreproducible hieroglyphics) commenting on 21st century enemies, like the very mixed blessing of online bookselling, and the destruction of public transport as a safe haven for quiet readers. MP3 players and mobile phones are largely responsible for the latter. And Ken Livingstone, it was your fault for encouraging them. All in all, much of what the author wrote well over a century ago still holds good. I suspect that some of it was written somewhat tongue-in-cheek, though much was in deadly earnest. At the very least, it is an entertaining read to see how the custodians of our heritage safeguarded books and other treasures in their day. -- John Van der Kiste For the full review, see www.thebookbag.co.uk

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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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