Many of our books are based on earlier editions which we scan in. Unfortunately, buying books off the internet unseen is a risky business, as the following shots indicate. The first book, if I remember correctly, was described as having ‘some light pencil annotation’. The biblioclast left her name on the fly leaf, and I say to her, ‘Madam, I know your name.’ The description of the latter made no mention of the scribbling, but, fortunately, as it was in blue ink, it was possible to filter it out.


There is a good chance that some comments on these books will find their way into Enemies of Books.