Harris Michael Editors (86 results)

Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Sunning to spine and edges, otherwise fine.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Publisher's original glossy boards, octavo, pp. xii, [2], 241. Illustrated. Nine essays; appendix.

paperback. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. stapled paperback, pictorial gloss card covers, unobtrusive blind stamp of a previous owner at foot of title page else a near fine tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text, illustrated, 56pp.

Hardcover. Seven essays, from a conference. Second printing. A fine hardcover copy; no dust jacket, as issued. This text looks at pioneering individuals who research the byways of book trade history - from the library cataloguers of medieval times to the dedicated scholar-librarians and historians of the recent past.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Not Issued. Second Printing. Black illus. laminated boards. 117 pp., illus. w/ b&w plates. As issued. 2nd ptg.: 1996. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: New. No jacket, as issued. First Edition. Folkestone, Kent, U. K. / New Castle, Delaware: St. Paul's Bibliographies / Oak Knoll Press, 1998. Brand New. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. NOT a library discard. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. 1998. First Edition. Papers from the annual conference on book-trade history held at the Society of Antiquaries of London headquarters, organized through the University of London. Contains an introduction and seven essays, as follows: 1) PRINTERS' DISEASES: THE HUMAN COST OF A MECHANICAL PROCESS by Michael Harris; PILLS AND PRINT by Peter Isaac; MORTALITY AND THE MENTAL MAP OF LONDON: RICHARD SMYTH'S OBITUARY by Vanessa Harding; MEDICAL INCUNABULA by Lotte Hellinga; BETWEEN THE MARKET AND THE ACADEMY: ROBERT S. WHIPPLE (1871-1953) AS A COLLECTOR OF SCIENCE BOOKS by Silvia De Renzi; 'THESE CRAFTY DEALERS' SIR HENRY WELLCOME AS A BOOK COLLECTOR by John Symons; and READING: A HEALTH WARNING by Roy Porter. Illustrations. Bibliographical references. Index. A volume from the Publishing Pathways series. From the rear cover: "The links between the book trade and the theory and practice of medicine have often been acknowledged but have seldom before been the subject of detailed investigation. Âleading scholars from different specialties provide fascinating glimpses of the interaction between science, medicine and the culture of print. Booksellers, printers, collectors, readers and the mechanisms of production and distribution across several centuries form the basis of their studies. Michael Harris reveals the medical hazards that constantly threatened the health and safety of London printers in the 19th century. Peter Isaac reveals the close connections between bookselling and the marketing of proprietary and patent medicines. Vanessa Harding uses the evidence provided by Richard Smyth's OBITUARY to reconstruct a complex network of printers and customers in plague-ridden London. Sylvia De Renzi uses the career of Robert S. Whipple, a prominent manufacturer of scientific instruments, to show how an individual collector could contribute to the emergence of the history of science as a distinct discipline in the 20th century. Lotte Hellinga uses the evidence provided by incunabula to construct chronologies of the spread of ideas as well as to track the spread of particular diseases as they swept across 15th-century Europe. Roy Porter, in a characteristically wide-ranging argument, explores the relationship of print and readers, including dire warnings from the past about the effect of reading on mental health. Finally, John Symons recounts Sir Henry Wellcome's 40-year omnivorous collecting mania, which formed the basis of the Wellcome Institute's library and underlines his immense contribution to the development of the history of medicine as a field of interest." Bound in the original black laminated pictorial boards, stamped in blue and white. First Edition. Hardcover. New/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. xii, 158pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. …

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Like new condition. Excellent example of this publication.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated glossy boards, octavo, pp. xii, 158. Black and white illustrations. Dust jacket was not issued with this title.

cloth, dust jacket. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 248 pages with 40 b/w illustrations. with The Publishing Pathways Series Cumulative Index. Part of the Publishing Pathways Series. Reading, and the manifold signs of reading, have become one of the most dynamic areas of research in book history. The reader as consumer and owner, as well as participant in the construction of new meanings, is the subject of these original essays. Specialists in literature, art history and book history investigate the annotations, marginal marks, extra-illustration and other forms of evidence left by readers. Through an examination of the book as a physical object, the contributors provide a range of intriguing insights into the ways in which this internalized and ephemeral activity can be understood in the context of book-trade history.…

Condition: As New. Like New condition. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.

Condition: Fine. 2nd impression. Printed boards, F. xiv+241pp, b/w illustrations, index, a fine copy. A collection of papers on the way in which printed books were distributed to readers. Contains - Wales And The London Book Trade Before 1820 by Eiluned Rees - Scottish Books For America In The Mid-18th Century by Warren Mcdougall - Printers And Booksellers In Dublin 1800-1850 by Charles Benson - Publisher, Pedlar, Pot-Poet : The Changing Character Of The Broadside Trade, 1550-1640 by Tessa Watt - A Few Shillings For Small Books : The Experience Of A Flying Stationer In The 18th Century by Michael Harris - Single Sheets From A Country Town : The Example Of Exeter by Ian Maxted - Local Distribution Networks In 18th Century England by C.Y. Ferdinand - Egerton Smith And The Early 19th Century Book Trade In Liverpool by Michael Perkin - The Country Trade In Books by John Feather. 600 grams.…

Condition: Good. Hardcover, [xxiv], 716 pages. Good condition. Ex-library. Size 9.5"x6.5". "A complete text on the basic principles, mechanical operation, calibration, data gathering procedures, data interpretation, instrument limitations, and specific applications of areosol measurement instrumentation." Please see accompanying photos for contents. Book has exterior handling/shelfwear. Library stamps, labels and card pocket on endpapers; label on spine removed. Binding is tight. Text is clean and unmarked.…

Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Sunning to spine and edges, otherwise fine. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback in very good condition. General shelf and handling wear, including light tanning and creasing to cover, edges and corners, spine notably so, and foxing to pageblock. Within, pages are tightly bound, and content unmarked. CN. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Clean copy with unmarked and undamaged pages.

Hard Cover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket. Usual ex-library features. The interior is clean and tight. Binding is good. Cover shows slight wear. 506 pages. Ex-Library.

Magazine. 164p. includes covers, erotic stories, explicit drawings, very good digest-size magazine in pictorial wraps. A spin-off of FirstHand magazine.

Newspaper. 16p., folded tabloid newspaper on newsprint, news, opinion, articles, events, ads, photos, services and resources, toning and light wear. Also "Stormy Leather" on letherdykes and leathermen. Wittke reviews Harvey Fierstein's "Safe Sex" play. Boston's LGBTQ newspaper which started in 1973. More political than entertainment. …

Stapled Card Covers. Condition: MINT. 1st Edition. 56pp. 250g. Stapled card covers MINT. Published to celbrate the formation of the Great Western Society 25 years ago. Illustrated with b/w photographs.

octavo, boards. Condition: New. First Edition. First Edition. octavo, boards. 178pp. Oak Knoll Press, In this collection of essays, leading scholars investigate the interaction between authors, publishers, booksellers, readers, and regulatory bodies in England and France across three centuries, and show the key role that the book trade -- resisting or adapting to external pressure -- has played in defining what is permissible to publish.…

Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xv, 184pp. Illustrations. Fine/fine. A tight and pristine first edition of this volume in the "Publishing Pathways" series; these conference proceedings include contributions from notable scholars in the field such as Christopher de Hamel. Alastair J. Mann, Maureen Bell, Anthony Hobson and others. Press release laid in.…

Condition: Nr Fine. 1st Edition. xii, 158 pp (including Index). The occasional illustration, graph or table. 8vo. Black glossy composition bindings. Issued without a jacket.

Condition: Nr Fine. 1st Edition. xii, 154 pp (including Index). The occasional illustration, graph or table. 8vo. Black glossy composition bindings. Issued without a jacket.

First Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled and slight creasing. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 163 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, 1 portrait ; 21 cm. Series; Publishing pathways. Notes; Conference papers. Subjects; Booksellers and bookselling Great Britain History Congresses. Book industries and trade Great Britain History Congresses. Bibliography Congresses. 1 Kg.…

Cloth. First Edition. 254p. A fine copy, no d.j. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xiv, 208pp. Illustrations. Fine/fine. Perfect and pristine first edition of the 22nd volume in the "Publishing Pathways" series. Press release laid in.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Laminated boards. With contributions from Bill Bell, Jeremy Black, Laurel Brake, J.A. Downie, Michael Frearson, Aled Jones, Carolyn Nelson and James Raven.

First Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled and slight creasing. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 163 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, 1 portrait ; 21 cm. Series; Publishing pathways. Notes; Conference papers. Subjects; Booksellers and bookselling Great Britain History Congresses. Book industries and trade Great Britain History Congresses. Bibliography Congresses. 1 Kg.…

Magazine. 48p., 8.25x10.5 inches, features, essays, reviews, illustrations, very good magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Formerly known as "M. gentle men for gender justice.".