First Edition. octavo, boards. 228pp. St. Paul's, Contains thirteen essays: "Henry Cotton and W H Allnutt: two Pioneer Book- Trade Historians" by Paul Morgan; "William Smellie and the Printer's Role in the Eighteenth-Century Edinburgh Book Trade" by Stephen W. Brown; " William Buchan's 'Domestic Medicine': Laying Book History Open" by Richard B. Sher; Jonathan Sanderson on "Medical Secrets and the Book Trade."; " Charles Elliot and the London Booksellers int he Early Years" by Warren McDougall; "Charles Elliot and the English Provincial Book Trade" by Peter Isaac; "Scotland and the Welsh-Language Book Trade during the Second half of the Nineteenth Century" by Philip Henry Jones; Brenda J. Scragg on " William Ford, Manchester Bookseller", and more.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

The Human Face of the Book Trade. Print Culture and Its Creators

Publisher

St. Paul's, Winchester

Publication Date

1999

Binding

octavo, boards

Edition

First Edition.

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Store Description

We have an open shop in Exeter, New Hampshire, one hour north of Boston. Our street address is 101B Water St, Exeter, New Hampshire. We are open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. or by appointment. Established 1971, Member Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America; International League of Antiquarian Booksellers; New Hampshire Antiquarian Booksellers Association. We specialize in Books about Books and the History of Printing, Books on Calligraphy, Typography, Papermaking, Bookbinding, Book Collecting, Libraries (Public & Private); Literary First Editions; Military History, esp. World War I Aviation.

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Colophon Book Shop, ABAA
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within 30 days of the estimated delivery date. If you've changed your mind about
a book that you've ordered, please use the Ask bookseller a question link to
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