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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Enemies of Books by William Blades: ILLUSTRATIONS.
SERVANT USING A "CAXTON" TO LIGHT THE FIRE-----_Frontispiece_,
PIRATES THROWING LIBRARY OVER-BOARD--------- page 19
FRIARS AND THEIR ASS-LOAD-----35
BRUSHING CLOTHES IN A COLLEGE LIBRARY--------45
BOOKWORMS-----73
RATS DESTROYING BOOKS 99
HOUSEHOLD FLY-DAMAGE 102
BOYS RAMPANT IN LIBRARY 141
THE ENEMIES OF BOOKS.
CHAPTER I.
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