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the importance of books beyond their texts

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An edition of Books as history (2008)

Books as History

the importance of books beyond their texts

[3rd ed.]. - revised edition 2012.

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"A material culture study focused on the importance of books as objects from the Middle Ages to present. Looks beyond content of books to other properties such as printing, binding, and annotation. Over 140 full-color illustrations, bibliography, and index. Revised edition includes new text and images"--

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Oak Knoll Press, British Library, Oak Knoll Press and The British Library
Language
English
Pages
208

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Subjects

Bibliography, Critical, Books, Critical Bibliography, History, Provenance, Social aspects, Social aspects of Books, Boeken, Boekwezen

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Revised editon of: London : The British Library. Books as history : The importance of books beyond their texts, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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London, New Castle, DE

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Dewey Decimal Class
002.09
Library of Congress
Z4 .P43 2012

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Pagination
208 pages
Number of pages
208

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Open Library
OL30661286M
ISBN 13
9781584563150, 9780712358880
LCCN
2012040183
OCLC/WorldCat
815043559

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"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.

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