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The People of Print

By Smith, Adam James

The People of Print

By Smith, Adam James

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This collection profiles understudied figures in the book and print trades of the eighteenth century. With an explicit focus on intervening in the critical history of the trades, this volume profiles seven women and three men, emphasising the broad range of material, cultural, and ideological work these people undertook. It offers a biographical introduction to each figure, placing them in their social, professional, and institutional settings. The collection considers varied print trade roles including that of the printer, publisher, business-owner, and bookseller, as well as several specific trade networks and numerous textual forms. The biographies draw on extensive new archival research, with details of key sources for further study on each figure. Chronologically organised, this Element offers a primer both on individual figures and on the tribulations and innovations of the print trade in the century of national and print expansion.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
124
Release Date:
2025-10-31
Publication Date:
2025-09-23
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
100962945X
ISBN13:
9781009629454
Weight:
125 g
Height:
127 cm
Width:
178 cm
Thickness:
7 cm
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