ENGLISH BOOKS & READERS 1603 to 1640. Being a Study in the History of the Book Trade in the Reigns of James I and Charles I

(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1965).

FIRST EDITION. This is the third and last volume of English Books and Readers which carries the story down to the eve of the Civil War. "Bennett assembles in categories the different kinds of books in circulation, and by gleaning hints and insights from prefaces and dedicatory letters, tries to establish why these books were written and what sort of audience they were intended to interest or amuse. He shows how printers, booksellers and their allies made books available to the reading public, and he also examines the relations between authors and their patrons. - publsihers. Item #32852

First Edition. 8vo, bound in the original publisher's maroon cloth, and with the dustjacket. xiv, 253 pp. A very fine copy, as pristine.

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