A History of the Book in America: Volume 3: The Industrial Book, 1840-1880

Bys: Scott E. Casper, Jeffery D. Groves, Stephen W. Nissenbaum, et al.

Book Overview

Volume 3 of A History of the Book in America narrates the emergence of a national book trade in the nineteenth century, as changes in manufacturing, distribution, and publishing conditioned, and were conditioned by, the evolving practices of authors and readers. Chapters trace the ascent of the "industrial book--a manufactured product arising from the gradual adoption of new printing, binding, and illustration technologies and encompassing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807830852
• ISBN13: 9780807830857
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"