The Book: A Global History
Oxford: Oxford University Press, (2013). First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. 8vo. Pp. xx, 748. Illustrated with b&w photo reproductions and line drawings. With index. Black cloth, gilt spine titles, illustrated endpapers, bookmark ribbon bound in. In the illustrated laminated dust jacket. Fine / Fine. Item #10859 Dust jacket is now housed in a removable clear archival sleeve.
"Twenty-one thematic articles cover a broad range of topics, including the ancient book, the book as symbol, printing technology, bookbinding, as well as printed ephemera and textual criticism. These are complemented by thirty-three regional and national histories of the book."
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