Faced with the flood of print, Spofford offers practical counsel on what to read and how to collect it. Chapters cover book buying, binding, bookplates, the enemies of books and their repair, pamphlets and periodicals, the art of reading, training the memory, the qualifications of a librarian, and the uses of public and private libraries.
Written by the man who built the Library of Congress into a national institution, it will delight book collectors and librarians alike. Download the free EPUB.