The Library, Vol. 7

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Excerpt from The Library, Vol. 7: A Magazine of Bibliography and Library LiteratureMuseum was, with a grated ceiling from which the sliding press can be suspended without more ado, and the construction of such a ceiling is a formidable and expensive piece of work. This difficulty may indeed be overcome by making the sliding press run upon the ground, as at Bethnal Green and the basement of the Museum, but this throws the entire weight upon the ¿oor, which, through unobjectionable on a basement, may be dan gerous in upper stories. I am inclined to believe, therefore, that the pivot press may be used with excellent effect in many instances, especially from its simplicity and ease of construe tion, when a sudden need arises for the accommodation of a new accession of books. I may further draw attention to a special merit - its singular lightness even when full of volumes. A child can work it with ease, unlike the sliding press, which, when quite full, may tax the strength of a powerful man.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.