Libraries and the Book Trade

Libraries and the Book Trade The Formation of Collections from the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Century - Publishing Pathways

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Eight scholarly essays look at the book trade and its close relationship with the growth of libraries from the early years of printed books to the birth of the circulating libraries of the 19th century. The essays consider subjects including the complex relationship of collector, librarian, and bookseller; the role of specialist library binders; th

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ISBN: 9781584560340
Publisher: Oak Knoll Press
Imprint: Oak Knoll Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 381.450020942
DEWEY edition: 23
Number of pages: xiii, 192
Weight: 498g
Height: 209mm
Width: 146mm
Spine width: 19mm