Stuart Bennett. Trade Bookbinding in the British Isles, 1660-1800.(Book Review)

Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada | September 22, 2004| | Copyright

Stuart Bennett. Trade Bookbinding in the British Isles, 1660-1800. New Castle, Del. and London: Oak Knoll Press and The British Library, 2004. 176 pp.; $85.00 (US) / 45.00 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 1 58456 130 0 (US); 0 71234 882 4 (UK).

It is hard to deny the appeal of a cozy, sombrely-lit second-hand bookshop. Even the "big box" chains of bookstores threatening the very existence of the independent bookseller recognize that a bookstore is much more than a repository of books for sale. Hence the heady aroma of freshly brewed coffee and deep comfy leather chairs. For ...

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