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20%OFFMargaret Willes - Reading Matters: Five Centuries of Discovering Books - 9780300164046 - V9780300164046
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Reading Matters: Five Centuries of Discovering Books

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Description for Reading Matters: Five Centuries of Discovering Books Paperback. Examines how people acquired and read books from the sixteenth century to the present, focusing on the personal relationships between readers and the volumes they owned. This title also investigates the means by which books were sold, and lends insights into the ways booksellers and publishers marketed their wares. Num Pages: 304 pages, 90 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: GL; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 596.

An entertaining journey through five centuries of acquiring, reading, and enjoying books in Britain and America

It is easy to forget in our own day of cheap paperbacks and mega-bookstores that, until very recently, books were luxury items. Those who could not afford to buy had to borrow, share, obtain secondhand, inherit, or listen to others reading. This book examines how people acquired and read books from the sixteenth century to the present, focusing on the personal relationships between readers and the volumes they owned. Margaret Willes considers a selection of private and public libraries across the period—most ... Read more

Exploring the collections of avid readers such as Samuel Pepys, Thomas Jefferson, Sir John Soane, Thomas Bewick, and Denis and Edna Healey, Margaret Willes also investigates the means by which books were sold, lending fascinating insights into the ways booksellers and publishers marketed their wares. For those who are interested in books and reading, and especially those who treasure books, this book and its bounty of illustrations will inform, entertain, and inspire.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300164046
SKU
V9780300164046
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Margaret Willes
Margaret Willes, the former Publisher for the National Trust, has written and illustrated numerous books. She lives in London.

Reviews for Reading Matters: Five Centuries of Discovering Books
"'How do books furnish rooms - and minds? How have they been produced, sold, acquired, and read since William Caxton? These questions, always intriguing, are illuminated in this colourful bibliophilic excursion.' Jonathan Rose 'a wide-ranging history of readers and reading... a book rich in anecdote.' Christina Hardyment, Oxford Today 'Every now and again, an enchanting and delightful book appears which ... Read more

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