The Free Library (Classic Reprint): Its History and Present Condition: Its History and Present Condition (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Ogle, John J.

9781331241386: The Free Library (Classic Reprint): Its History and Present Condition: Its History and Present Condition (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 1331241383 ISBN 13: 9781331241386

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Excerpt from The Free Library

As have been for a time neglected, the peculiarities Of particular copies, or extraordinary prices realised at sales. That this curiosity exists, the columns Of the press afford daily evidence. It is clear that the schoolmaster has been abroad to some purpose, and that one Of the results Of his mission has been the awakening Of an intelligent interest, not merely in the producers and distributors Of books, but in the history, the commercial value, the ex ternal semblance, and the fitting treatment Of the volumes themselves.

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Excerpt from The Free Library: Its History and Present Condition

As have been for a time neglected, the peculiarities Of particular copies, or extraordinary prices realised at sales. That this curiosity exists, the columns Of the press afford daily evidence. It is clear that the schoolmaster has been abroad to some purpose, and that one Of the results Of his mission has been the awakening Of an intelligent interest, not merely in the producers and distributors Of books, but in the history, the commercial value, the ex ternal semblance, and the fitting treatment Of the volumes themselves.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from The Free Library: Its History and Present Condition

The present age has received divers epithets, mostly uncomplimentary. If ever defined as the Age of Gold, this has by no means been intended in the ancient sense of an age of primitive innocence and simplicity. It has been styled the Age of Steam, the Age of Veneer, and the Age of Talk. As these disparaging epithets have all been affixed by itself, it may occur to some that the Age of Modesty, or at least of Penitence, might not be an inappropriate designation; and after all, we do not apprehend that future ages will consider it so very inferior to most of its predecessors, and are sure that it will be universally preferred to the Ages of Darkness. With these, at least, it has nothing in common. To call it the Age of Light were presumptuous, but an Age of Light it assuredly is, and, did we seek for a name, we should be inclined to entitle it the Age of Books.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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