Lamb, Charles -- “The Two Races of Men,” Essays of Elia (1823)

Dave — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 17:12:12 +0000

Your borrowers of books — those mutilators of collections, spoilers of the symmetry of shelves, and creators of odd volumes.

Charles Lamb (1775-1834) Welsh-English essayist
“The Two Races of Men,” Essays of Elia (1823)

Davies, Robertson -- The Papers of Samuel Marchbanks (1985)

Dave — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 04:30:45 +0000

To be a book collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope-fiend with those of a miser.

Robertson Davies (1913-1995) Canadian author, editor, publisher
The Papers of Samuel Marchbanks (1985)