The enemies of books
By: By William Blades
Edition: 3d ed.
Publisher: Trübner & co.
Published: 1881
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 114
Subjects: Books; Conservation and restoration; Book-worms
Notes: "The nucleus of the ... essay appeared in the August, September and October numbers of ʻThe Printers' register ̓for 1879."--Pref.

"The plates are intended to show some of the various ways in which books can be illustrated."
Table of contents: title: Fire.; title: Water.; title: Gas and heat.; title: Dust and neglect.; title: Ignorance.; title: The bookworm.; title: Other vermin.; title: Bookbinders.; title: Collectors.; title: Conclusion: Reverence for old books.