Henry Spencer Ashbee

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“No book exists, however bad,From which some good may not be had.”

“This book for men alone is meant,Book-worms, or bibliophiles anent,Of solid mind, of serious bent,On curious, hidden books intent,   On odd research and learning.”

“My object is to collect into a common fold the stray sheep, to find a home for the pariahs of every nation. I do not then hesitate to notice the catchpennies hawked in the public streets, as well as the sumptuous volumes got up for the select few, and whose price is counted in guineas. I embrace indeed that which should be avoided as well as that which should be sought.”