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Beauty and the Book
FINE EDITIONS AND CULTURAL DISTINCTION IN AMERICA Megan L. Benton 
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Benton, Megan L.
Beauty and the Book. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2000, number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. ISBN 0-300-08213-4 Octavo (9.5 in. by 6.25 in.); 323pp.; fine hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at corner; crisp; clean; bright. In post-World War I America -- a world teeming with magazines, newspapers, radio broadcasts, and movies -- many feared that the survival of traditional, serious books was in peril. This concern led to a publishing boom in fine editions -- books valued primarily for their beauty, craftsmanship, extravagance, status, or scarcity. --Quote from dust jacket |
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