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A series of essays examines the book as both physical artifact and cultural instrument, addressing the passions of readers who cherish books' contents and forms. Topics range from historical origins and comparative formats to practical elements—size, paper, type, ink, illustration, and binding—and principles of design such as legibility, beauty, compactness, and durability. Practical chapters consider printing and typographic problems, library use and readers' needs, orthographic reform, and technical issues for science, while recurring reflections argue for harmony between a book's materials and its purpose and for reading's enduring value.
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