THE INVASION OF LAODICEA
SIR,—Mr. John Rosselli in his fair, depressing and accurate review of the state of British publishing omits only to comment on the arrival of the non. book. I mean the sort of publication designed to be seen rather than read, referred to rather than digested.
It is a 'treasury for the home and a triumph of the printer's art,' to use phrases from blah-blahs by which the mail-order moguls in the States have so successfully promoted this kind of merchandise.
With rising American influence in Bloomsbury and th..: decline of the British retail outlet, we are going to see more and more British publishing firms pro- ducing the non-book which, since it is not going to be read, will not be submitted to you, sir, for review.
ANTHONY BLOND
Anthony Blond Ltd., 56 Doughty Street, WC1
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