The Private Library
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Arthur Lee Humphreys wrote The Private Library. The headings include “What We Do Know” and “What We Don't Know”, among others. The text asks what a fine copy is, and says it is almost, though not entirely, essential that it be in the original binding, whether a paper covering, or cloth, or boards.
The text says a fine copy should be a clean copy free from spots, and that a book which is spotted is called 'foxed'. On bookcases, the text says no bookcase should approach too near a fireplace, nor should bookcases be placed backing upon hot-water pipes. The text calls school prize bindings and padded bindings sins against the sanctity of common sense.
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- Author
- Arthur Lee Humphreys
- Pages
- 422
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Educational
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