An edition of English books & readers, 1475 to 1557 (1952)

English Books and Readers 1475 to 1557

Being a Study in the History of the Book Trade from Caxton to the Incorporation of the Stationers' Company

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An edition of English books & readers, 1475 to 1557 (1952)

English Books and Readers 1475 to 1557

Being a Study in the History of the Book Trade from Caxton to the Incorporation of the Stationers' Company

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Cambridge University Press
Language
English
Pages
351

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Subjects

History, Bibliography, Printing, Book industries and trade, Translations from foreign literature, Intellectual life, English literature, Books and reading, Incunabula, Early printed books, Origin and antecedents, Imprints

People

Wynkyn de Worde (d. 1534?)

Places

England, Great Britain, London (England)

Times

16th century, To 1500, 1066-1485
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Cover of: English Books and Readers 1475 to 1557
English Books and Readers 1475 to 1557: Being a Study in the History of the Book Trade from Caxton to the Incorporation of the Stationers' Company
November 1, 1991, Cambridge University Press
Paperback in English - 2 edition
Cover of: English books & readers, 1475 to 1557
English books & readers, 1475 to 1557: being a study in the history of the book trade from Caxton to the incorporation of the Stationers' Company
1969, Cambridge U.P.
in English - 2nd ed.
Cover of: English books & readers, 1475 to 1557
English books & readers, 1475 to 1557: being a study in the history of the book trade from Caxton to the incorporation of the Stationers' Company.
1952, University Press
in English
Cover of: English books & readers, 1475 to 1557
English books & readers, 1475 to 1557: being a study in the history of the book trade from Caxton to the incorporation of the Stationers' Company.
1952, University Press
in English

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First Sentence

"The profession of letters has always been a precarious one, and before the advent of printing the lot of the writer was even more unenviable than it was to become in subsequent centuries."

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
351
Dimensions
8.5 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
Weight
15.8 ounces

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OL7738775M
ISBN 10
0521379881
ISBN 13
9780521379885

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The profession of letters has always been a precarious one, and before the advent of printing the lot of the writer was even more unenviable than it was to become in subsequent centuries.
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