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Item Information   Holdings       More by this author     Pearson, David, 1955-     Subjects     Books -- History.     Bibliography, Critical.     Books -- Social aspects.     Books -- Provenance.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Pearson, David, 1955-       by title:      Books as history : t...         MARC Display

Books as history : the importance of books beyond their texts / by Pearson, David, 1955- London : British Library ; New Castle, Del. : Oak Knoll Press, 2008. Subjects Books -- History.   Bibliography, Critical.   Books -- Social aspects.   Books -- Provenance. Description:  208 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 27 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-199) and index. Summary:  "A material culture study focused on the importance of books as objects and their histories from the Middle Ages to present. Looks beyond content and text of books, to other properties such as printing, binding, annotation, etc. Over 140 full-color illustrations, bibliography for further reading, and index"--Provided by publisher. Contents:  Books in history -- Books beyond texts -- Individuality within mass production -- Variety through ownership -- Variety through binding -- The collective value of historic libraries -- Values for the future -- Variety between copies : a case study. ISBN:  9781584562337 (hdbk. : alk. paper) 1584562331 (hdbk. : alk. paper) 9780712349239 0712349235 Control #:  ocn231724429   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   C.W. Post Campus C.W. Post Main Circulation Z4 .P43 2008 Checked In Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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