An Extract From THE ENEMIES OF BOOKS.
New York: Press of the Woolly Whale, [N.d., but ca. 1934]. First edition. Original red paper boards with a lively repeating book pattern. [14x10 cm]. Two color illustrations by Philip G. Reed. Fine.
First edition, thus. An extract from Blades's 19th century book on the various enemies of books from house-maids intent on dusting, the hands of children, and careless regard for the treasured books handed down from ancestors -- the concerns of any earnest bibliophile. Fine. Item #808
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