The Life of the Book: How the Book is Written, Published, Printed, Sold, and Read |
Contents
Introduction | 13 |
How Books ARE PRINTED AND DESIGNED | 45 |
HOW THEY ARE READ AND COLLECTED | 157 |
Copyright | |
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The Life of the Book: How the Book is Written, Published, Printed, Sold and Read Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt No preview available - 1975 |
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