THE PLEASURES OF BOOKLAND COMPILED BY JOSEPH SHAYLOR Author of The Fascination of Books With An Introduction by ANDREW LANG \"All these things here collected are not mine, But divers grapes make but one kind of wine, So I from many learned authors took The various matters written in this book ; What\'s not mine own shall not by me be father\'d, The most part I in many years have gather\'d.\" John Taylor, the Water-Poet, 1580-1654. Preface: \'THE present volume is an enlarged and re-arranged Edition of a work issued by the Compiler in 1898, entitled \" The Pleasures of Literature and the Solace of Books.\" This book has been long out of print, but many of the extracts contained in the previous volume have been incorporated in the pre-sent one, also the delightful introduction. contributed by Mr. Andrew Lang.The reason for this selection is the growing interest taken in books, and also the fact that during recent years some of our great statesmen and men of letters have written and said many things about books which are well worth detaching from their surroundings and including amongst other gems from some of our masters in English literature.\'Undated but circa 1914. Un-common in Dust Jacket.CONDITION: DJ: Good: Book: Very good. DJ has chips to corners and at head and base of spine section. Small hole in spine strip. Moderate browning and scuffs. Not price-clipped. Green leather boards very clean and bright with gilt titles to cover and spine. Moderate wear to head and base of spine from exposure. Gilt page edges. Pages internally show little to no signs of foxing of browning with no inscriptions or notations. Binding tight. (See photos)