The printed book, its history, illustration, and adornment, from the days of Gutenberg to the present time (1887)
Bouchot, Henri, 1849-1906, Bigmore, E. C. (Edward Clements), 1838?-1899 · London, H. Grevel and co. · leaf 249
that worksleast destined to live in the libraries, those thousandsof lame pamphlets on questions of small provincialerudition or the cap-and-sword romances, are ordinarilythe best and most carefully printed, in opposition to othermore important works composed in heads of nails andon worn-out paper.… … CHAPTER VII.
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