The Coming of the Book: The Impact of Printing, 1450-1800

  • Softcover
  • London and New York: Verso, 2010
By Febvre, Lucien and Henri-Jean Martin
London and New York: Verso, 2010. Softcover. Very Good. Octavo, 378 pages. ¶ Highly important study on the advent of moveable type and its subsequent impact on Western culture. Originally written in French, the present work was translated into English by David Gerard, and edited by Geoffrey Nowell-Smith and David Wootton.

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Title

The Coming of the Book: The Impact of Printing, 1450-1800

Author

Febvre, Lucien and Henri-Jean Martin

Binding

Softcover

Condition

Very Good

Publisher

Verso: London and New York

Date

2010


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