Evening star., 1932-06-21

When visiting a friends home, the
| boOklover Is always glad when some
thing happens to call others out OF
| the living room for a time
This gives him the opportunity of
| inspecting the bookcases without the
necessity for any comments, one way
| or another.
A booklover appreciates this.
He has no desire to cast a surrep-
titious glance at the furnishings. even
, at the cases, as visitors were won't to
do in the old times.
Nor does he make critical-and un-
choice Of books.
His sole interest. as one interested
in them lies in the books themselves.
He realizes that many things. includ-
/ ing men and the years, contribute to
the home book shelves
Therefore he scorns nothing he
, finds
Every book is interesting to him,
every title and every author
! He feels sorry for all impetuous
| readers who do not have time for
authors.
Knowing and recognizing authors is
one Of the true joys Of liking books.
Here again he does not occupy the
scorner's bench
He simply laments the failure of
| these people to be interested in authors
They miss much.
And he is willing to give tip to all
such people an infallible way to keep
track OF ones authors
The way to do this is very easy.
Simply make 1t a rule, in looking at
a book, whether in a store, in a book
case, or in an advertisement, to look
Tor the authors name, Immediately
after the title.
The title necessarily comes first.
II the eye Is trained to turn next to
the name Of the writer, 1t will 20 there
unconsciously. without any effort at all.
ana the name will be impressed indel-
! IDLY upon the mind.
A second rule in this matter Is
similar: Always make it point to
look at the title page Of a book one
holds in ones hand
There the writer's name is displayed
IN full. The general failure of so
| many readers to bother" as they say
with title pages and introductions re-
SUITS In their missing real book
pleasures.
AS long as one is going to read at
all, one might just as we'll get all that
] Is coming to him, had he not. in the
reading line?
This is being somewhat pggish with
purpose.
We suppose the failure to be inter-
| ested In authors names, on the part
oi many readers. Is a part of their
genuine lack OF interest in writing as
, profession. -"
No one can blame them for that
They deal in coal. in stenogranhv in
| In
IN the thouSandand-o lines OF WORK
which make up the list of human ac-
| .iVities which help keep body and soul
| together. 'N 'oui
II Iney are going TO read books. how
| ever they owe 1t 10 themselves. as vel
as 10 writers, to know names. lust as
the ground aviation fan" keeps track
ol all the airplane manufacturers. and
can tell you instantly the name of the
maker OF any plane III the sky by its
silhouette. -''
Those truly interested in books rec
osnlze this duty. to know their authors
ana even to have some comprehension
OF publishers. The latter are worthy
eehtiemen, quite human in every way:
eacn llrm has its specially. its main
iiI'electual interests: the reader who
KNOWS his publishers, as we'll as his
authors, usually can tell a great deal
ABOUT book simply by knowing the
firm which puts it out.
II one gets an uninterrupted chance
Whlie visiting. to look over the home
bookcases, he will experience the pleas
ure OF revlving in his own mind the
| memory of many happy moments.
Usually he will find several volumes
, over which he spent delightful hours,
| DOCKS which time may have taken com
pletely out Of his thoughts, but which
| now leap back into them at a bound.
| and find themselves at home there.
This is one Of the inner Joys of the
love to books, that no other human
being can take away their affection in