One of seven volumes of the series. An important contribution to scholarship that covers the history of printing and publishing from the lapse of government licensing of printed works in 1695 to the development of publishing as a specialist commercial undertaking and the development of the industrialization of book production around 1830. During this period literacy rose and print became part of everyday life, changing society. Written by a distinguished team of international experts. Examines topics of readers, authors, publishers, booksellers, networks and social places, new genres like the novel, and more. 49 essays, 1,020 pages plus 50 plates. Beautifully bound in blue cloth. Like new. Cambridge University Press. 2009. Hb, Dj. USED. $60.00