{"product_id":"the-old-printer-and-the-modern-press-paperback-9781108009225","title":"The Old Printer and the Modern Press (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108009225","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Old Printer and the Modern Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst published in 1854, this biography of the printer William Caxton also covers the later history of printing in England.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCharles Knight (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108009225, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 4 March 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e332 pages, 10 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.9 cm, 0.42 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\"\u003eCharles Knight's The Old Printer was first published in 1854 and is partly a biography of William Caxton and partly an account of the development of the printing press and its role in English literature from the fifteenth century. William Caxton was not only the first printer in England, but also a prolific translator and importer of books. He established a printing press at Westminster and among the books printed there were Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and The Subtil Histories and Fables of Esop. Knight describes Elizabethan reading habits and traces the development of the types of books, papers and magazines that were most popular with the reading public in the mid-nineteenth century. The author is particularly interested in the availability of cheap popular literature as he regards this as an indication of the democratisation of society.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I: 1. The Weald of Kent\u003cbr\u003e 2. The mercer's apprentice\u003cbr\u003e 3. Caxton abroad\u003cbr\u003e 4. The court of Burgundy\u003cbr\u003e 5. Rapidity of printing\u003cbr\u003e 6. The press at Westminster\u003cbr\u003e 7. Female manners\u003cbr\u003e 8. The chapel\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Part II: 1. Cheap popular literature\u003cbr\u003e 2. Imperfect civilisation\u003cbr\u003e 3. Periodical literature\u003cbr\u003e 4. Continued dearness of books\u003cbr\u003e 5. London catalogue, 1816–1851\u003cbr\u003e 6. Cheap fiction\u003cbr\u003e 7. Degrees of readers\u003cbr\u003e 8. Free libraries.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Publishing industry \u0026amp; book trade [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Publishing industry \u0026amp; book trade\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Publishing%20industry%20\u0026amp;%20book%20trade%20%5BKNTP%5D%22\"\u003eKNTP\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":46265922126104,"sku":"9781108009225","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108009225i_d6feb07e-75b6-4098-9994-939a470513f8.jpg?v=1694867455","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-old-printer-and-the-modern-press-paperback-9781108009225","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}