History of Books


Private Libraries in Renaissance England: A Collection and Catalogue of Tudor and Early Stuart Book-ListsPrivate Libraries in Renaissance England: A Collection and Catalogue of Tudor and Early Stuart Book-Lists
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English Manuscript Studies Vol 12: Scribes and Transmission in English Manuscripts 1400-1700 (British Library - English Manuscript Studies 1100-1700)English Manuscript Studies Vol 12: Scribes and Transmission in English Manuscripts 1400-1700 (British Library - English Manuscript Studies 1100-1700)
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English Manuscript Studies 1100-1700 is concerned with the role of the scribe in the...
Rothschilds and their Collections of Illuminated ManuscriptsRothschilds and their Collections of Illuminated Manuscripts
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This is the first history of the Rothschilds as bibliophiles and, especially, as collectors of...
Elizabeth Peabody's Foreign LibraryElizabeth Peabody's Foreign LibraryReading Popular Narrative: A Source BookReading Popular Narrative: A Source Book
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De lardas bibliotek: Trettio uppsalaprofessorer om betydelsefulla bocker (Swedish Edition)De lardas bibliotek: Trettio uppsalaprofessorer om betydelsefulla bocker (Swedish Edition)Defining Literary Criticism: Scholarship, Authority and the Possession of Literary Knowledge, 1880-2002Defining Literary Criticism: Scholarship, Authority and the Possession of Literary Knowledge, 1880-2002
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Outlining the controversies that have surrounded the academic discipline of English Literature...
The Future of the Page (Studies in Book and Print Culture)The Future of the Page (Studies in Book and Print Culture)
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The most basic unit of the physical book is the page. It has determined the historical evolution...
The English Common Reader: A Social History of the Mass Reading Public : 1800-1900The English Common Reader: A Social History of the Mass Reading Public : 1800-1900After the VictoriansAfter the Victorians
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D.H. Lawrence, Travel and Cultural DifferenceD.H. Lawrence, Travel and Cultural Difference
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This study of Lawrence's travel writings is the first book-length study to approach the subject...
Yesterday's Authors of Books for Children: Facts and Pictures About Authors and Illustrators of Books for Young People (Yesterday's Authors of Books for Children)Yesterday's Authors of Books for Children: Facts and Pictures About Authors and Illustrators of Books for Young People (Yesterday's Authors of Books for Children)Getting at the Author: Reimagining Books and Reading in the Age of American RealismGetting at the Author: Reimagining Books and Reading in the Age of American Realism
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Throughout the nineteenth century, American readers and reviewers assumed that a book revealed...
Russell Hoban/Forty Years : Essays on his Writings for ChildrenRussell Hoban/Forty Years : Essays on his Writings for Children
This edited volume reviews the long career or Russell Hoba, an American writer residing in...
Scenes of SeductionScenes of Seduction
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This study demonstrates that three subjects traditionally discussed separately - prostitution,...

Roald Dahl: From the Gremlins to the Chocolate Factory (Milford Series, Popular Writers of Today)Roald Dahl: From the Gremlins to the Chocolate Factory (Milford Series, Popular Writers of Today)Rude Words: A History of the London LibraryRude Words: A History of the London LibraryVictorian Women's Magazines: An AnthologyVictorian Women's Magazines: An Anthology
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This unique collection is an introduction to the rich variety of Victorian magazines for women....
Children and their Books: A Celebration of the Work of Iona and Peter OpieChildren and their Books: A Celebration of the Work of Iona and Peter Opie
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This extensively illustrated collection of essays by twenty leading scholars explores a wide...
Citizen Critics: LITERARY PUBLIC SPHERES (History of Communication)Citizen Critics: LITERARY PUBLIC SPHERES (History of Communication)
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In this revealing study of the links among literature, rhetoric, and democracy, Rosa A. Eberly...

Gothic Traditions and Narrative Techniques in the Fiction of Eudora Welty (Southern Literary Studies)Gothic Traditions and Narrative Techniques in the Fiction of Eudora Welty (Southern Literary Studies)
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Presenting Robert Cormier (Twayne's United States Authors Series)Presenting Robert Cormier (Twayne's United States Authors Series)
I am a student from Germany and we had to read the book "After the first death"'....
Correspondent Colorings: Melville in the MarketplaceCorrespondent Colorings: Melville in the Marketplace
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A critical analysis of the literary figure of Herman Melville and the literary forms he...
Exploring books with childrenExploring books with childrenLezen en schrijven in de provincie: De boeken van Zwolse boekverkopers 1777-1849 (Dutch Edition)Lezen en schrijven in de provincie: De boeken van Zwolse boekverkopers 1777-1849 (Dutch Edition)

Literary Culture in Colonial Ghana: How to Play the Game of LifeLiterary Culture in Colonial Ghana: How to Play the Game of Life
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Focusing on the broad educational aims of the colonial administration and missionary societies,...
Books both useful and entertaining: A study of book purchases and reading habits of Virginians in the mid-eighteenth century (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Library research report series)Books both useful and entertaining: A study of book purchases and reading habits of Virginians in the mid-eighteenth century (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Library research report series)Petrus Alfonsi and His Medieval ReadersPetrus Alfonsi and His Medieval Readers
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Petrus Alfonsi was an important and unusual figure in the "twelfth-century...
Literary culture in early New England, 1620-1730,Literary culture in early New England, 1620-1730,
This important book reshaped how we viewed New England colonists by examining their libraries,...
Literary Subversion: New American Fiction and the Practice of Criticism (Crosscurrents/Modern Critiques)Literary Subversion: New American Fiction and the Practice of Criticism (Crosscurrents/Modern Critiques)
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Klinkowitz’ comprehensive Introduc?tion provides the clearest, liveliest explo?ration...

Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts and Their HeritageAnglo-Saxon Manuscripts and Their Heritage
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The Holodeck in the Garden: Science and Technology in Contemporary American Fiction (Dalkey Archive Scholarly Series)The Holodeck in the Garden: Science and Technology in Contemporary American Fiction (Dalkey Archive Scholarly Series)
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Reading Readings: Essays on Shakespeare Editing in the Eighteenth CenturyReading Readings: Essays on Shakespeare Editing in the Eighteenth Century
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The Emergence of African American Literacy Traditions: Family and Community Efforts in the Nineteenth CenturyThe Emergence of African American Literacy Traditions: Family and Community Efforts in the Nineteenth Century
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The ways in which the African American community learned to be proficient readers and writers...
In Praise of Books: A Cultural History of Cairo's Middle Class, Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century (Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms)In Praise of Books: A Cultural History of Cairo's Middle Class, Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century (Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms)
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A landmark volume that reveals a lively middle - class Egyptian culture during the first three...

Hunting Captain Ahab: Psychological Warfare And the Melville Revival.Hunting Captain Ahab: Psychological Warfare And the Melville Revival.
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An essential title for Melville scholars and Melville fans, this book is not easy reading for...
Texas Library History: A BibliographyTexas Library History: A BibliographyScenes of SeductionScenes of Seduction
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United States Authors Series - Robert Lawson (United States Authors Series)United States Authors Series - Robert Lawson (United States Authors Series)
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Twayne's United States Authors Series presents concise critical introductions to great writers...
Books and Bibliography: Essays in Commemoration of Don McKenzieBooks and Bibliography: Essays in Commemoration of Don McKenzie
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British Children's Writers Since 1960: First Series (Dictionary of Literary Biography)British Children's Writers Since 1960: First Series (Dictionary of Literary Biography)
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Feminist Revolution in Literacy: Women's Bookstores in the United States (Studies in American Popular History and Culture)Feminist Revolution in Literacy: Women's Bookstores in the United States (Studies in American Popular History and Culture)
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This book examines the history of women's bookstores in the US from the 1970s to the 1990s. ...
Sultan Baybars' Qur'an: Turning the PagesSultan Baybars' Qur'an: Turning the PagesThe Faces of Anonymity: Anonymous and Pseudonymous Publication from the Sixteenth to the Twentieth CenturyThe Faces of Anonymity: Anonymous and Pseudonymous Publication from the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Century
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This pathbreaking collection of original essays surveys an important but neglected topic:...
Books and Collectors 1200-1700: Essays for Andrew Watson (British Library Studies in the History of the Book)Books and Collectors 1200-1700: Essays for Andrew Watson (British Library Studies in the History of the Book)
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Conrad in ScandinaviaConrad in Scandinavia
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The American Hero in Children's Literature: A Standards-Based ApproachThe American Hero in Children's Literature: A Standards-Based Approach
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By means of 30 children's picture books--with stories set in times ranging from the early...
Richardson's 'Clarissa' and the Eighteenth-Century Reader (Cambridge Studies in Eighteenth-Century English Literature and Thought)Richardson's 'Clarissa' and the Eighteenth-Century Reader (Cambridge Studies in Eighteenth-Century English Literature and Thought)
Written as a collection of letters in which very different accounts of the action are...
The Culture of Print: Power and the Uses of Print in Early Modern EuropeThe Culture of Print: Power and the Uses of Print in Early Modern Europe
The leading historians who are the authors of this work offer a highly original account of one...
The English Jacobin Novel on Rights, Property and the Law: Critiquing the ContractThe English Jacobin Novel on Rights, Property and the Law: Critiquing the Contract
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This book is a study of the radical novel's critique of the evolving social contract in the...

Writing Activity Book (British Museum Activity Books)Writing Activity Book (British Museum Activity Books)The Marks in the Fields: Essays on the Uses of Manuscripts (Houghton Library Publications)The Marks in the Fields: Essays on the Uses of Manuscripts (Houghton Library Publications)
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In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Harvard's Houghton Library in 1992, Curator of...
Young Adult Authors Series - Presenting Madeleine L'Engle (Young Adult Authors Series)Young Adult Authors Series - Presenting Madeleine L'Engle (Young Adult Authors Series)
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Series Editor: Patricia Campbell This groundbreaking series examines the life and work of a...
Voices in Translation: The Authority of "Olde Bookes" in Medieval Literature : Essays in Honor of Helaine Newstead (Ams Studies in the Middle Ages)Voices in Translation: The Authority of "Olde Bookes" in Medieval Literature : Essays in Honor of Helaine Newstead (Ams Studies in the Middle Ages)
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The Evolving Self in the Novels of Gail Godwin (Southern Literary Studies)The Evolving Self in the Novels of Gail Godwin (Southern Literary Studies)
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The Book of the Play: Playwrights, Stationers, And Readers in Early Modern England (Massachusetts Studies on Early Modern Culture)The Book of the Play: Playwrights, Stationers, And Readers in Early Modern England (Massachusetts Studies on Early Modern Culture)
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The period of time covered by this book, from 1580 to 1660, might be viewed as the origin of our...
Models for the Multitudes: Social Values in the American Popular Novel, 1850-1920 (Contributions to the Study of Childhood and Youth)Models for the Multitudes: Social Values in the American Popular Novel, 1850-1920 (Contributions to the Study of Childhood and Youth)
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This provocative study was developed to uncover the thought processes of the best-selling...
Lollards and their BooksLollards and their Books
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The history of the Lollard movement is intimately concerned with their writings and literacy....
  
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