PERSPECTIVES ON AMERICAN BOOK HISTORY, ARTIFACTS AND COMMENTARY.
- Boston: University of Massachusetts Press, (2002).
- 8vo.
- stiff paper wrappers, CD-ROM in book pocket
- ix, (iii), 460, (2)
- ISBN: 1558493174
Price: $20.00 other currencies
Order Nr. 74028
Published in association with the American Antiquarian Society and The Center for the Book, Library of Congress. A fine copy.
The first text designed for the growing number of courses in American print culture, as well as a unique supplement for courses in American literature and history. Chapters trace topics in print culture from Puritan New England to the future of newspapers in a digital age. Illustrations. With a CD-ROM image archive, which includes nearly 200 digital images, captioned and keyed to each chapter, that allows access to otherwise scarce materials. "A treasure trove of primary materials and an array of powerful commentaries."