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The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain: Volume 5, 1695-1830: (The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain)
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This volume covers the history of printing and publishing from the lapse of government licensing of printed works in 1695 to the development of publishing as a specialist commercial undertaking and the industrialization of book production around 1830. During this period, literacy rose and the world of print became an integral part of everyday life, a phenomenon that had profound effects on politics and commerce, on literature and cultural identity, on education and the dissemination of practical knowledge. Written by a distinguished international team of experts, this study examines print culture from all angles: readers and authors, publishers and booksellers; books, newspapers and periodicals; social places and networks for reading; new genres (children's books, the novel); the growth of specialist markets; and British book exports, especially to the colonies. Interdisciplinary in its perspective, this book will be an important scholarly resource for many years to come. 50 Plates, black and white; 23 Halftones, unspecified
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Michael F. Suarez, S.J. is Kavanaugh Professor of English at Fordham University and Fellow and Tutor in English at Campion Hall, Oxford. Michael L. Turner was formerly Head of Conservation at the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
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- Contributor: Michael F. Suarez, SJ
- Imprint: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN13: 9781107626805
- Number of Pages: 1092
- Packaged Dimensions: 152x228x55mm
- Packaged Weight: 1550
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Release Date: 2014-03-20
- Series: The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Michael F. Suarez, S.J. is Kavanaugh Professor of English at Fordham University and Fellow and Tutor in English at Campion Hall, Oxford. Michael L. Turner was formerly Head of Conservation at the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
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