{"product_id":"the-cambridge-history-of-the-book-in-britain-hardback-9780521866248","title":"The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain (Hardback) 9780521866248","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge History of the Book in Britain\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe fullest account ever published of the nineteenth-century revolution in printing, publishing and bookselling.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid McKitterick (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521866248, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 5 March 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e826 pages, 22 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 15 x 4.2 cm, 1.33 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'It is impossible to do this splendid and rich volume justice in a review article. Twenty essays cover an immense range of topics, suggest links between one another, provide scrupulous detail and larger frameworks. Twenty-four contributors explore the nineteenth-century revolution in printing, publishing and book-selling, in chapters covering aspects as diverse as 'The illustration revolution', 'The serial revolution', 'Copyright', 'Distribution', 'Reading', 'Mass markets' … The volume's scope is immense and ambitious.' Annika Bautz, Journal of Theory and Criticism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe years 1830–1914 witnessed a revolution in the manufacture and use of books as great as that in the fifteenth century. Using new technology in printing, paper-making and binding, publishers worked with authors and illustrators to meet ever-growing and more varied demands from a population seeking books at all price levels. The essays by leading book historians in this volume show how books became cheap, how publishers used the magazine and newspaper markets to extend their influence, and how book ownership became universal for the first time. The fullest account ever published of the nineteenth-century revolution in printing, publishing and bookselling, this volume brings The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain up to a point when the world of books took on a recognisably modern form.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction David McKitterick\u003cbr\u003e 1. Changes in the look of the book David McKitterick\u003cbr\u003e 2. The illustration revolution Michael Twyman\u003cbr\u003e 3. The serial revolution Graham Law and Robert L. Patten\u003cbr\u003e 4. Authorship Patrick Leary and Andrew Nash\u003cbr\u003e 5. Copyright Catherine Seville\u003cbr\u003e 6. Distribution Stephen Colclough\u003cbr\u003e 7. Reading Stephen Colclough and David Vincent\u003cbr\u003e 8. Mass markets: religion Michael Ledger-Lomas\u003cbr\u003e 9. Mass markets: education Christopher Stray and Gillian Sutherland\u003cbr\u003e 10. Mass markets: children's books Brian Alderson and Andrea Immel\u003cbr\u003e 11. Mass markets: literature Simon Eliot and Andrew Nash\u003cbr\u003e 12. Publishing science, technology and mathematics James A. Secord\u003cbr\u003e 13. Publishing for leisure Victoria Cooper and Dave Russell\u003cbr\u003e 14. Publishing for the professions David McKitterick\u003cbr\u003e 15. Organised knowledge David McKitterick\u003cbr\u003e 16. The information revolution Aileen Fyfe\u003cbr\u003e 17. A place in the world John Barnes, Bill Bell, Rimi Chatterjee, Wallace Kirsop and Michael Winship\u003cbr\u003e 18. A place in time David McKitterick\u003cbr\u003e 19. A publishing year - 1891 Simon Eliot and Richard Freebury\u003cbr\u003e 20. Where do we go from here? William St Clair\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History: specific events \u0026amp; topics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History: specific events \u0026amp; topics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History:%20specific%20events%20\u0026amp;%20topics%20%5BHBT%5D%22\"\u003eHBT\u003c\/a\u003e], History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e], Literature \u0026amp; literary studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literature \u0026amp; literary studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literature%20\u0026amp;%20literary%20studies%20%5BD%5D%22\"\u003eD\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":45909233172760,"sku":"9780521866248","price":132.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521866248i_09254af3-0d85-4a7e-9df5-e47db24c6a81.jpg?v=1691358616","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-history-of-the-book-in-britain-hardback-9780521866248","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}