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The Nature of the Book
Adrian Johns
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Description for The Nature of the Book
paperback. This analysis of print culture and its many arenas - commercial, intellectual, political and individual - looks at how authors, printers, booksellers and readers competed for power over the printed page. Num Pages: 767 pages, 125 halftones, 3 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBT; KNTP; TDPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1102. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
In The Nature of the Book, a tour de force of cultural history, Adrian Johns constructs an entirely original and vivid picture of print culture and its many arenas—commercial, intellectual, political, and individual.
"A compelling exposition of how authors, printers, booksellers and readers competed for power over the printed page. . . . The richness of Mr. Johns's book lies in the splendid detail he has collected to describe the world of books in the first two centuries after the printing press arrived in England."—Alberto Manguel, Washington Times
"[A] mammoth and stimulating account of the place of print ... Read more
In The Nature of the Book, a tour de force of cultural history, Adrian Johns constructs an entirely original and vivid picture of print culture and its many arenas—commercial, intellectual, political, and individual.
"A compelling exposition of how authors, printers, booksellers and readers competed for power over the printed page. . . . The richness of Mr. Johns's book lies in the splendid detail he has collected to describe the world of books in the first two centuries after the printing press arrived in England."—Alberto Manguel, Washington Times
"[A] mammoth and stimulating account of the place of print ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
776
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226401225
SKU
KSG0034284
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Ref
99-1
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