BLADES (William). The Enemies of Books. With a Preface by Richard Garnett.1896

London: Elliot Stock. Large 8vo, xviii, 151, [1]pp., frontis., ex-library, 30 illustrs., by Louis Gunnis and H.E. Butler, orig. decorated cloth, gilt, uncut, t.e.g. A popular and anecdotal account of the ravages of fire, water, gas and heat, dust and neglect, ignorance and bigotry, the bookworm, other vermin, bookbinders who hack, wash, size and mend, collectors and servants and children.