FROM COMPOSITORS TO COLLECTORS: ESSAYS ON BOOK-TRADE HISTORY

Published by Oak Knoll Press and The British Library, New Castle, Delaware and London, 2012

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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 insights into many facets of the book trade, ranging from creation to consumption. This newest addition to the Print Networks series includes nineteen essays from leading book history scholars, including Mariko Nagase, Daniel Cook, Stephen Brown, Brian Hillyard, Catherine Delafield, Rob Allen, Rachel Bower, Iain Beavan, and more. The "compositors" section covers everything from The Mayor of Quinborough, published in 1661, to My Name is Salma, published in 2007. Essays on "collectors" include Dr. James Fraser, Titus Wheatcroft, Sir Walter Scott, the USA Armed Services, and more. The book is illustrated throughout in black and white.

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Title
FROM COMPOSITORS TO COLLECTORS: ESSAYS ON BOOK-TRADE HISTORY
Author
Hinks, John and Matthew Day (editors)
Publisher
Oak Knoll Press and The British Library, New Castle, Delaware and London
Publication year
2012
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Dust Jacket Included
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hardcover, dust jacket
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Book Collecting, Printing History, Publishing

Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB

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Oak Knoll sells, publishes and distributes books in the fields of: Bibliography, Book Collecting, Book Arts, Books about Children's Books, Book History, Bookplates, Book Trade, Forgery, Censorship, Libraries, Publishing, Bookbinding, Book Design, Book Illustration and Graphic Arts, Marbling, Color Printing, Printing and Printing History, Papermaking and Paper Specimens, Typography and Typeface Specimens, Private Press Books and Fine Printing. Oak Knoll Books (Cedar Lane Inc dba Oak Knoll Books) 310 Delaware St New Castle DE 19720 orders@oakknoll.com 302-328-7232 Robert D. Fleck Oak Knoll is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and thus affiliated with the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. These organizations stand for professionalism in the world of books so look for these logos when buying books.

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Cedar Lane Inc dba Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB

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