Leah Price

How to Do Things with Books in Victorian Britain.

Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2012. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Like New Condition / Like New Condition. Item #376070
ISBN: 069111417X

How to Do Things with Books in Victorian Britain is Leah Price's acclaimed study of the many roles books played in nineteenth-century society beyond simply being read. Drawing on literary, historical, and material evidence, she explores how Victorians collected, displayed, gifted, borrowed, inscribed, and even neglected books, revealing their importance as social, cultural, and symbolic objects. The book offers fresh insights into reading habits, book ownership, and the place of print in everyday Victorian life. 350 pages. Original lettered cloth, with a dustwrapper. Size: 15 x 23 cms. Category: Varied Books; Books on Books; New Arrivals. ISBN: 069111417X. ISBN/EAN: 9780691114170. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost.

Keywords: BZDB395 Varied Books; Books on Books; New Arrivals. Unbranded ISBN: 069111417X EAN: 9780691114170 Leah Price How to Do Things with Books in Victorian Britain.

Price: £17.50