2000, ISBN: 9780300082135

New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 2000. (USA) 1st printing. No mrkings, Fine in Very Good dust jacket with a 1/4" closed tear to the head of spine panel. Boards, 323pp, … Mehr…

New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 2000. (USA) 1st printing. No mrkings, Fine in Very Good dust jacket with a 1/4" closed tear to the head of spine panel. Boards, 323pp, index, B&W photos and illus. From the dust jacket: Beauty and the Book is a cultural history of the craze for fine books which began after WWI and ended with the Depression. Benton begins by describing the massive public demand for fine editions, and the anxieties about class, literacy and culture which this craze reflected. She goes on to tell the stories of a range of publishers (from Bennet Cerf at Random House to owners of small, private presses) who catered to this demand by producing absurdly expensive editions, whose prices were justified both by the materials used (vellum, gold leaf, etc.) and the labor intensive processes by which they were created. Ostensibly, these limited editions were an antidote to the rise of mass literacy, and the consequent decline in literary taste. Unlike cheap romances and magazines, these limited editions (usually of classic works) embodied a pre-industrial ideal of "high" culture. Using fine editions as a jumping off point, Benton highlights the many aspirations and investments that swirl around book reading and book buying. Particularly at time in which the book as physical object is being challenged by new technologies, Beauty and the Book describes an extreme version of the materialistic concerns and attachments that are always one aspect of book buying and reading. (1.7 JM HOQ 102/5. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"., Yale University Press, 2000, 4<

2000, ISBN: 9780300082135

Hard cover, Tweedehands, goed, Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some st… Mehr…

Hard cover, Tweedehands, goed, Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks, rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry., [PU: Yale University Press]<

ISBN: 9780300082135

[PU: New Haven-London, Yale University Press. z.j.], Original publisher's black paper-covered boards, gilt title spine, pictorial dustjacket, 8vo: xij, 324pp., illustrations, chapternotes… Mehr…

[PU: New Haven-London, Yale University Press. z.j.], Original publisher's black paper-covered boards, gilt title spine, pictorial dustjacket, 8vo: xij, 324pp., illustrations, chapternotes & references, epilogue, appendix, abbreviations, bibliography, index, table of contents. Very fine copy - as new. Volume: Henry McBride Series in Modernism and Modernity., NL, [SC: 8.50], leichte Gebrauchsspuren, gewerbliches Angebot, Banküberweisung, PayPal, Klarna-Sofortüberweisung, De internationale scheepvaart<

ISBN: 9780300082135

[PU: New Haven-London, Yale University Press. z.j.], Original publisher's black paper-covered boards, gilt title spine, pictorial dustjacket, 8vo: xij, 324pp., illustrations, chapternotes… Mehr…

[PU: New Haven-London, Yale University Press. z.j.], Original publisher's black paper-covered boards, gilt title spine, pictorial dustjacket, 8vo: xij, 324pp., illustrations, chapternotes & references, epilogue, appendix, abbreviations, bibliography, index, table of contents. Very fine copy - as new. Volume: Henry McBride Series in Modernism and Modernity., NL, [SC: 8.50], leichte Gebrauchsspuren, gewerbliches Angebot, Banküberweisung, PayPal, Internationaler Versand<

2000, ISBN: 9780300082135

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[ED: Hardcover/gebunden], [PU: New Haven-London, Yale University Press. z.j.], DE, [SC: 5.49], wie neu, privates Angebot, 240x160 mm, 323, [GW: 960g], [PU: London], Banküberweisung, PayPal, Internationaler Versand, [CT: (Auto-)Biographie/Briefe / Schriftsteller/innen (biographisch)]<