How To Do Things With Books In Victorian Britain

by Leah Price
language: english
Publisher: Princeton University Press, October of 2013 ‧
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When did the coffee-table book become an object of scorn? Why did law courts forbid witnesses to kiss the Bible? What made Victorian cartoonists mock commuters who hid behind the newspaper, ladies who matched their books' binding to their dress, and servants who reduced newspapers to fish 'n' chips wrap? This title deals with these questions.

How To Do Things With Books In Victorian Britain

by Leah Price

Property Description
ISBN: 9780691159546
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date: October of 2013
Language: English
Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 20 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 360
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Fiction > History of Literature
EAN: 9780691159546