"This book serves as a coherent guide to the study of the history of the book. The experts bring the latest research to their work." Umbrella Magazine ; "As a stimulating overview of the multidimensional present state of the field, the Companion has no peer. Summing Up: Recommended." CHOICE
From the early Sumerian clay tablet through to the emergence of the electronic text, this Blackwell Companion provides a continuous and coherent account of the history of the book. Makes use of illustrative examples and case studies of well-known texts. ; Written by a group of expert contributors. ; Covers topical debates, such as the nature of censorship and the future of the book.
Simon Eliot is Professor of the History of the Book in the Institute of English Studies, part of the School of Advanced Study in the University of London, and Deputy Director of the Centre for Manuscript and Print Studies. He is General Editor of the new multivolume History of Oxford University Press and editor of the journal Publishing History. His publications include Literary Cultures and the Material Book )2007( and Some Patterns and Trends in British Publishing, 1800 1919 )1994(.
Jonathan Rose is Professor of History at Drew University. He was the founding president of the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing and is co-editor of the journal Book History. His publications include The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes )2001(, The Holocaust and the Book: Destruction and Preservation )2001(, and British Literary Publishing Houses, 1820 1965 )1991(.