The Cambridge Companion to the History of the Book
- ISBN-10
- 1107023734
- ISBN-13
- 9781107023734
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 302
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-12-11
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Leslie Howsam
Description
An accessible and wide-ranging study of the history of the book within local, national and global contexts.
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