1987, ISBN: 0691066922

Hardcover

[EAN: 9780691066929], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ], BOOKS & PUBLISHING PRINTING TECHNOLOGT 18TH-CENTURY ENGLAND BOOK CULTURE LETTERS AND SOCIE… More...

[EAN: 9780691066929], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ], BOOKS & PUBLISHING PRINTING TECHNOLOGT 18TH-CENTURY ENGLAND BOOK CULTURE LETTERS AND SOCIETY, Jacket, xvi, 357 (1) pp, list of b&w illustrations, bibliographical note and acknowledgments, Introduction: Print and Letters in Eighteenth-Century England; Part I. The King of England Meets the Great Cham of Literature; II. Printing, Bookselling, Readers, and Writers in Eighteenth-Century London; III. Making the Writer's Role in a Print Culture; IV. The Writer as Culture Hero: Boswell's Johnson; V. Creating an Aura for Literary Texts in Print Culture; VI. Reading and Readers: The Literacy Crisis of the Eighteenth Century; VII. The Place and Purpose of Letters in Print Society; VIII. The Social Construction of Romantic Literature; Appendix: Letters as a Socially Constructed Reality: A Schematic View; bibliography, index. First Edition, 1987. "This provocative work explores the transition from orality to print and the effect of print on the subculture of letters in 18th-century England, and in particular the life of Samuel Johnson, who lived out the transformation of the writer's role in development of readership. The book is of particular interest in our own age, when technology is radically transforming human society and consciousness." from the jacket flap. Minor edge wear to dj, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Brown cloth with red title plate and gilt lettering to spine. Size: 8vo, Books<

1987, ISBN: 9780691066929

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1987 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. xvi, 357 (1) pp, list of b&w illustrations, bibliographical note and acknowledgments, Introd… More...

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1987 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. xvi, 357 (1) pp, list of b&w illustrations, bibliographical note and acknowledgments, Introduction: Print and Letters in Eighteenth-Century England; Part I. The King of England Meets the Great Cham of Literature; II. Printing, Bookselling, Readers, and Writers in Eighteenth-Century London; III. Making the Writer's Role in a Print Culture; IV. The Writer as Culture Hero: Boswell's Johnson; V. Creating an Aura for Literary Texts in Print Culture; VI. Reading and Readers: The Literacy Crisis of the Eighteenth Century; VII. The Place and Purpose of Letters in Print Society; VIII. The Social Construction of Romantic Literature; Appendix: Letters as a Socially Constructed Reality: A Schematic View; bibliography, index. First Edition, 1987. "This provocative work explores the transition from orality to print and the effect of print on the subculture of letters in 18th-century England, and in particular the life of Samuel Johnson, who lived out the transformation of the writer's role in development of readership. The book is of particular interest in our own age, when technology is radically transforming human society and consciousness." from the jacket flap. Minor edge wear to dj, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Brown cloth with red title plate and gilt lettering to spine.., Princeton University Press, 1987, 4.5<

1987, ISBN: 0691066922

[EAN: 9780691066929], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Princeton Univ Press, Princeton, NJ], Jacket, Clean, tight, square and bright first edition bound in brown cloth with red and gil… More...

[EAN: 9780691066929], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Princeton Univ Press, Princeton, NJ], Jacket, Clean, tight, square and bright first edition bound in brown cloth with red and gilt title on spine. PO's name on front endpaper, else fine. Dust jacket is unclipped, protected in removable mylar, with light wear at forecorners, head and foot of spine. Explores the transition from orality to print and the effect of print on the literary subculture of 18th century England. 357 pages includes index, bibliography, B&W illustrations., Books<

1987, ISBN: 0691066922

[EAN: 9780691066929], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Princeton University Press 1987-02-21], Item is in good condition. Some moderate creases and wear. This item may not come with CDs or … More...

[EAN: 9780691066929], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Princeton University Press 1987-02-21], Item is in good condition. Some moderate creases and wear. This item may not come with CDs or additional parts including access codes for textbooks. This may not have a dust jacket. Might be an ex-library copy and contain writing/highlighting. Photos are stock pictures and not of the actual item., Books<

ISBN: 9780691066929

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items., 2.5