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The Conclusion at page 151 in the 1888 edition begins: "It is a great pity that there should be so many distinct enemies at work for the destruction of literature, and that they should so often be allowed to work out their sad
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The entry for biblioclasts is a very long list of deliberate book burnings and destruction by other means.
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The 1888 edition has "Revised and Enlarged by the Author", and has the publishing details as
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The book includes chapters on the following enemies of books:
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Enemies of Books

William Blades
Elliot Stock
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biblioclasm
book preservation
bibliophile
William Blades
William Caxton
fire
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bookworm
servants
Destruction of libraries
"A Book's Best Frenemy"
Met Museum
D. J. McAdam e text of The Enemies of Books
E-text at the University of Virginia
Project Gutenberg E-text
The Enemies of Books
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literature
literary criticism
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