Nineteenth-Century Dust-Jacket.

Godburn, Mark R.

ISBN 10: 1584563478 / ISBN 13: 9781584563471

Published by New Castle, Delaware, Private Libraries Association and Oak Knoll Press, 2016

About this Item

First Edition. c 27 x 19 cm. 215 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth. Hard cover.Inside original dust jacket. As new.

Seller Inventory # 104806AB

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nineteenth-Century Dust-Jacket.
• Publisher: New Castle, Delaware, Private Libraries Association and Oak Knoll Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1584563478
• ISBN 13: 9781584563471
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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Synopsis

Nineteenth-Century Dust-Jackets is a comprehensive general history of publishers' dust jackets during the first century of their use. From the earliest known jacket issued in 1819, the author surveys the entire field of British, American and European jackets and documents a part of publishing history that was nearly lost to the nineteenth-century custom of discarding dust-jackets so that the more decorative bindings could be seen. The book examines when and why publishers began to issue dust-jackets, the subsequent growth of their use, and the role they played in marketing.

About the Author

Mark Godburn is a bookseller and collector who has written widely about the evolution of the dust-jacket in the nineteenth century. His research has brought to light many previously unrecorded examples, including the earliest jackets now known.