144 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles ; 31 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 139) and index.
Contents
Points and pitfalls -- Earliest printed books -- Novels and romances -- Poetry -- Drama -- Science and medicine -- Travel and topography -- Natural history -- Early children's books -- Detective fiction -- Bindings and binding styles -- Miscellanea -- Glossary of terms -- Abbreviations.
Summary
Views the entire history of English literature from the viewpoint of the book collector.
