Against The Law: Crime, Sharp Practice And The Control Of Print

Myers, Robin [Editor]; Harris, Michael [Editor]; Mandelbrote, Giles [Editor]; Conference on Book Trade History 2004 St [Editor];

ISBN 10: 158456153X / ISBN 13: 9781584561538

Published by Oak Knoll Pr, 2004

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Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; very minor wear to edges of boards; text also very good. Minor wear to edges of unclipped dust jacket; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Against The Law: Crime, Sharp Practice And The Control Of Print
• Publisher: Oak Knoll Pr
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 158456153X
• ISBN 13: 9781584561538
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 16 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Books About Books/Publishing

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Synopsis

This is the latest book in the Publishing Pathways Series. Eight chapters on different aspects of "sharp practices" in the book world. Includes Christopher de Hamel on "Book Thefts in the Middle Ages," Adri K. Offenberg on "The Censorship of Hebrew Books in Sixteenth-Century Italy," Alastair J. Mann on "Some Property is Theft: copyright law and illegal activity in early modern Scotland," Maureen Bell on "Offensive Behaviour in the English Book Trade, 1641-1700," Helen Berry on "Crimes of Conscience: the last will and testament of John Dunton,", Nicholas Pickwoad on "The History of the False Raised Band,", Anthony Hobson on "Guglielmo Libri," and Bill Bell on "Bound for Botany Bay; or, what did the nineteenth-century convict read?" Illustrated and with an index. SALES RIGHTS: Worldwide except in the UK; Available in the UK from The British Library.