Readers in a Revolution. Bibliographical Change in the Nineteenth Century, Hardback/***

Tracing a mid-nineteenth-century revolution in understandings of old and second-hand books, David McKitterick reveals a transformation in values that underpins bibliography, access and collecting today. This study illuminates how exhibitions, libraries, booksellers, scholars and popular writers all contributed to the modern world of book studies. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Author(s): David (University of Cambridge) McKitterick Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises Number of pages: 446 Publication date: 2022 Dimensions: 178 x 254 x 29 Cover type: Hardback