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2、yne,Derome,andPadeloup?Cantheyresigntherout,theball,Forlonelyjoysofshelfandstall?Thecriticthus,serenelywise;Butyoucanreadwithothereyes,Whosebooksandbindingstreasuredare'Midstmingledspoilsofpeaceandwar;ShieldsfromthefightstheMahdilost,AndtrinketsfromtheGoldenCoast,Andmany
3、thingsdivinelydoneByChippendaleandSheraton,AndtrophiesofEgyptiandeeds,Andfans,andplates,andAggreybeads,Pomanderboxes,assegais,Andsword-hiltsworninMarlbro'sdays.Inthispell-mellofoldandnew,Ofwarandpeace,myessays,too,Forlonginserialstempest-tost,Arelandednow,andarenotlost:N
4、ay,onyourshelfsecuretheylie,Asintheambersleepsthefly.'Tistrue,theyarenot"richnorrare;"Enough,forme,thattheyare--there!A.L2BOOKSANDBOOKMENPREFACETheessaysinthisvolumehave,forthemostpart,alreadyappearedinanAmericanedition(Combes,NewYork,1886).TheEssayson'OldFrenchTitle-Pag
5、es'and'LadyBook-Lovers'taketheplaceof'BookBinding'and'BookmenatRome;''Elzevirs'and'SomeJapaneseBogie-Books'arereprinted,withpermissionofMessrs.Cassell,fromtheMagazineofArt;'CuriositiesofParishRegisters'fromtheGuardian;'LiteraryForgeries'fromtheContemporaryReview;'LadyBoo
6、k-Lovers'fromtheFortnightlyReview;'ABookman'sPurgatory'andtwoofthepiecesofversefromLongman'sMagazine--withthecourteouspermissionofthevariouseditors.Allthechaptershavebeenrevised,andIhavetothankMr.H.Tedderforhiskindcareinreadingtheproofsheets,andMr.CharlesElton,M.P.,foras
7、imilarservicetotheEssayon'ParishRegisters.'3BOOKSANDBOOKMENELZEVIRSTheCountryman."Youknowhowmuch,forsometimepast,theeditionsoftheElzevirshavebeenindemand.Thefancyforthemhasevenpenetratedintothecountry.Iamacquaintedwithamantherewhodenieshimselfnecessaries,forthesakeofcoll
8、ectingintoalibrary(whereotherbooksarescarceenough)asmanylittleElzevirsashecanlayhishandsupon.Heisdyingo
