Download or read book A Guide to the Printed Books Exhibited to the Public in the Grenville Library and Kings Library (Classic Reprint) written by British Museum and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-11-20 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Guide to the Printed Books Exhibited to the Public in the Grenville Library and Kings Library The illustrations from engravings on wood and copper are followed by two cases containing a miscellaneous collection of literary curiosi ties and autographs, and the last comprises specimens of bookbinding from the sixteenth century downwards. Of this art it may be observed that, like that of printing, its earliest specimens display a degree of excellence which cannot be surpassed at the present day, and which modern binders are proud to be able to imitate successfully. 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.