Chapter 65 "The Prosperity of Paper Fish"

"The Prosperity of Paper Fish" This time Mr. Ogawa returned from Japan and brought eighteen kinds of exlibris and one gift from the owner of Shaoyuzhuang. I am very happy to publish a new edition of "The Prosperity of Paper Fish".It has been seven years since I lost this book, and I have long wished It was a joy to be able to get another copy, and this time got my wish.Although the new version of "Paper Fish Fantastic" "Chang Ji", the cover is very simple, far inferior to the old silverfish-etched paper binding, and the original text is omitted. There are a few illustrations, but I was able to have the happiness of getting this book again during the war, so I dare not make other nonsense

wished. In the spring of the second year of the incident, I left Shanghai for Guangzhou, and I brought a few books with me, "Paper Fish Breeds" "Chang Ji" is one of them.The rest is: Memoirs of Dr. Rawson Bach: The Book Hunter's False Days, Erik Clegg's Forbidden Books in England, Clay Ayton's Books and Struggles, Ed War Newton's "Book Collection" and "The Way of Book Collection", and Christophe Mulay's "Book Chronicle" Learning Lectures".A few days before the war broke out in Guangzhou, I came to Hong Kong alone, and these books were left in the official office.

In the dormitory of Lulu, it was lost together with my clothes.Because these books are all so-called "about books" "Book" is about books, editions and anecdotes, which can be said to be luxury goods in wartime, and should have been shelved, but The purpose of bringing them with me quietly at that time was just to want to have them at any time under the lamp or just before going to bed. I just want to flip through a few pages to relieve the fatigue of the day.Due to the nature of these books and the The working environment is so disproportionate. My friends have repeatedly said that I have "old habits that are hard to get rid of", but I always laugh it off.

Selfishness, on the contrary, consoles itself with such proud habits, only to lose them forever by an occasional neglect up. After I came to Hong Kong, I couldn't forget these books. I wrote them in "Forget Worry Grass".later, After finding out where these books were published, I tried to make up for them.Over the years, the seven lost Among the books, I have successively bought three books, "Quick Book Collection", "British Banned Books", and "Books and Struggle". kind.For the other four, "The Way of Collecting Books" has long been out of print. Although "Holiday of a Book Hunter" was published not long ago,

However, the original publisher who wrote to the United States never replied.Murray's Lectures on Bibliography, originally a It was published by the Publishing Department of a university. I accidentally found one in the catalog of foreign books sent by Japan Maruzen. I wrote a letter to buy it, but of course I can't get it again.What about Uchida Luan's "Paper Fish Prosperity"?a few years ago It is said that it is out of print, and of course it cannot be bought. This time, by chance, I came across "The Prosperity of Paper Fish" from the advertisement of the latest "Book Outlook" monthly magazine

I was overjoyed at the announcement of the revision and publication.Thinking that Japan, like China, has gone through the Seven or Eight Years War This book, the publishing industry still has the leeway to republish this book, which is really enviable.And what makes me even happier is that, Mr. Saito Shozo, the owner of Shuwu Zhanwang Club, has never forgotten that he was "enthusiasm" more than ten years ago The Chinese friend who collects Japanese exlibris specially presented his newly made exlibris for many years as a gift. give me one. Seven years of gunfire have destroyed many lives and cities, and of course many precious

Classics, but far away across the ocean, fellow enthusiasts who know how to find the joy of life from each book, rely on The friendship built on a thin layer of paper with the same hobby has not been shaken by the gunfire. It is really a thought-provoking thing.