hardcover, dust jacket
2012 · New Castle, Delaware and London
by Hinks, John and Matthew Day (editors)
New Castle, Delaware and London: Oak Knoll Press and The British Library, 2012. hardcover, dust jacket. 6 x 9 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 400 pages. The essays in this collection trace texts from their creation and printing through to their publication, dissemination, and collection. In doing so, they show how production processes change texts and how collectors subsequently appropriate them for their own ends. By examining the diverse activities of those involved in both textual creation and collection over a long period, these essays highlight both continuities and changes in the book trade. Taken together, this collection offers considerable new (truncated)