lee said:
>   parsimonious

i'll comment on that later, but for now let's focus on this:

>   http://epubeditor.sourceforge.net

lee, please generate o.c.f. and .ncx files for these books,
both of which have received some attention here recently:

>   the art of the book, by charles holme, 1914.
>   http://www.archive.org/details/artofbook00holm

>   the practice of typography: modern methods of
>   book composition, by theodore low de vinne, 1904.

this is a timed test, so don't dawdle...

-bowerbird