Published by Univ Of Pennsylvania Pr, 1976
ISBN 10: 0812277171 ISBN 13: 9780812277173
Seller: J. HOOD, BOOKSELLERS, ABAA/ILAB, Baldwin City, KS, U.S.A.
Hardcover. 204pp. Very good plus condition with text clean & binding sound / very good plus dust jacket.
Published by University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, PA, 1976
ISBN 10: 0812277171 ISBN 13: 9780812277173
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st. First Edition, First Printing; dj w/chipping, in mylar, 204 clean, unmarked pages.a selection of essays analysing aspects of bookselling, reading, and books in Europe in the 18th century; Darnton provides an account of a clandestine book dealer in France, Wiles discusses the nature of readership in England, and Fabian analyses the sources for a study of the circulation of English letters in Germany; general editor Paul J. Korshin.
Published by University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 1976
ISBN 10: 0812277171 ISBN 13: 9780812277173
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine dust jacket. First Edition. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1976. 7.25" wide by 10.25" tall. A beautiful copy. Clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny. No chips. No tears. No creases. Protected by a removable Brodart clear plastic sleeve. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh, crisp, and unmarked. Contains an Introduction by Paul J. Korshin and 3 essays: TRADE IN THE TABOO: THE LIFE OF A CLANDESTINE BOOK DEALER IN PREREVOLUTIONARY FRANCE by Robert Darnton; THE RELISH FOR READING IN PROVINCIAL ENGLAND TWO CENTURIES AGO by Roy McKeen Wiles; ENGLISH BOOKS AND THEIR EIGTHEENTH CENTURY GERMAN READERS by Bernhard Fabian. Illustrated with a few tables/charts/diagrams. Lists of notes/sources/bibliography. Index. Bound in the original full red cloth, lettered in shiny gold on the spine. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. (vi), 204pp.