{"product_id":"taste-and-technique-in-book-collecting-a-study-of-recent-developments-in-great-britain-and-the-united-states-paperback-9781107438149","title":"Taste and Technique in Book-Collecting; A Study of Recent Developments in Great Britain and the United States (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107438149","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTaste and Technique in Book-Collecting\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Study of Recent Developments in Great Britain and the United States\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginally published in 1948, this book contains the text of the Sandars Lectures in Bibliography for the previous year.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Carter (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107438149, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 October 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e214 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.2 cm, 0.28 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally published in 1948, this book contains the text of the Sandars Lectures in Bibliography for the previous year. Carter reflects upon the evolution and method of book collecting from the middle of the nineteenth century until the 1940s, and meditates on what it means to be a book collector, the changing definition of that term, and recent developments in collecting styles. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in bibliophilism or the history of book collecting.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction. Definition of a book-collector\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Evolution: 1. Roxburghe to Rowfant\u003cbr\u003e 2. New ideas and new methods\u003cbr\u003e 3. Ashburnham to Britwell\u003cbr\u003e 4. Buxton Forman to Kern\u003cbr\u003e 5. Depression and revival\u003cbr\u003e 6. Patterns in book-collecting\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Method: 7. Reflections on the present state of book-collecting\u003cbr\u003e 8. The education of the collector\u003cbr\u003e 9. Tools and terminology\u003cbr\u003e 10. Bookshop and auction room\u003cbr\u003e 11. Rarity\u003cbr\u003e 12. Condition\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004785316120,"sku":"9781107438149","price":37.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107438149i_37a6501a-9e90-4d71-b71e-a5fa2132a124.jpg?v=1694486255","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/taste-and-technique-in-book-collecting-a-study-of-recent-developments-in-great-britain-and-the-united-states-paperback-9781107438149","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}