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Reading matters : five centuries of discovering books

Willes, Margaret2010
Books, Manuscripts
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.
Author:
Imprint:
New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2010.
Collation:
304 pages : illustrations (some colour), ports. (some colour) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2008.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780300164046 (pbk)
Dewey class:
002'.075002
LC class:
Z987.5.G7
Language:
English
BRN:
1077490
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