Lang writes of the joys and follies of book collecting: the cult of the tiny Elzevir editions, curiosities of old parish registers, the Rowfant library, Japanese picture-books of goblins, ghosts in libraries and William Henry Ireland’s Shakespeare forgeries, with ballades and verses scattered among the essays.
A charming book for bibliophiles from the Scottish man of letters behind the coloured Fairy Books. Download the free EPUB.