How to Do Things with Books in Victorian Britain
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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.
| Autor: | Price, Leah |
| Nakladatel: | Princeton University Press |
| ISBN: | 9780691159546 |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Jazyk : | Angličtina |
| Vazba: | Paperback |
| Počet stran: | 360 |
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