Reading Books: Essays on the Material Text and Literature in AmericaPaperback, 10 March 1997

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Part of Series
Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book
Part of Series
Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book (Paperback)
Print Length
304 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Date Published
10 Mar 1997
ISBN-10
1558490639
ISBN-13
9781558490635

Description

This collection takes as its point of departure the proposition that one can, in fact, tell a book by its cover. The contributors examine the ways in which the material qualities of books--including typography, paper, bindings, layout, and promotional copy--as well as their editing, production, and distribution profoundly affect how they have been read and understood.

The volume includes essays on the publishing history of Melville's early novels, Twain's The Innocents Abroad, the Tauchnitz edition of Hawthornes's The Marble Faun, and Jackson's Romona. Other chapters examine the reception of Dante's works in America, Houghton Mifflin's biographical series, the binding styles of Ticknor and Fields, and the packaging of literature for American high Schools., reviewing a previous edition or volume

Product Details

Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
10 March 1997
Dimensions:
23.29 x 15.16 x 1.98 cm
ISBN-10:
1558490639
ISBN-13:
9781558490635
Language:
English
Pages:
304
Publisher:
University of Massachusetts Press
Weight:
557.92 gm

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