The Enemies of Books. London: Elliot Stock, 1888.
Second edition, revised and enlarged by the author.
Octavo. [xvi], 165 pp., including index, frontispiece, and seven black and white illustrations. Title printed in black and red. Original full green cloth over beveled boards, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, front cover decoration stamped in gilt, patterned endpapers. Some rubbing to extremities, light discoloration to endpapers, but still very good. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author (but not signed) on front flyleaf.
An excellent copy of this classic treatise on biblioclasts and book preservation, inscribed by the author. Chapters include fire, water, dust and neglect, ignorance and bigotry, and more.
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6410
$
150