Reading matters : five centuries of discovering books
Willes, Margaret2008
Books
Exploring the collections of avid readers such as Samuel Pepys, Thomas Jefferson, Sir John Soane, Thomas Bewick, and Denis and Edna Healey, the author also investigates the means by which books were sold, lending fascinating insights into the ways booksellers and publishers marketed their wares.
Main title:
Reading matters : five centuries of discovering books / Margaret Willes.
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Imprint:
New Haven, [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, c2008.
Collation:
xvi, 295 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-282) and index.
ISBN:
9780300127294 (hbk)
Dewey class:
002.075
Language:
English
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BRN:
1537228
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