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The Booklover and His Books by Harry Lyman Koopman

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AuthorKoopman, Harry Lyman, 1860-1937
TitleThe Booklover and His Books
ContentsBooks and booklovers -- Fitness in book design -- Print as an interpreter of meaning -- Favorite book sizes -- The value of reading -- The book of to-day and the book of to-morrow -- A constructive critic of the book -- Books as a librarian would like them -- The book beautiful -- The reader's high privilege -- The background of the book -- The Chinese book -- Thick paper and thin -- The clothing of a book -- Parchment bindings -- Lest we forget the few great books -- Printing problems for science to solve -- Types and eyes: the problem -- Types and eyes: progress -- Exceptions to the rule of legibility -- The student and the library -- Orthographic reform -- The perversities of type -- A secret of personal power.
LanguageEnglish
LoC ClassZ: Bibliography, Library science
SubjectBooks
EText-No.22606
Release Date2007-09-15
Copyright StatusNot copyrighted in the United States. If you live elsewhere check the laws of your country before downloading this ebook.
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