How to do things with books in Victorian Britain /

How to do things with books in Victorian Britain / Leah Price.

"How to Do Things with Books in Victorian Britain asks how our culture came to frown on using books for any purpose other than reading. When did the coffee-table book become an object of scorn? Why did law courts forbid witnesses to kiss the Bible? What made Victorian cartoonists mock commuters...

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Main Author: Price, Leah.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2012]
Subjects:
Books and reading > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Books > Great Britain > Psychological aspects > History > 19th century.
Books > Social aspects > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Book industries and trade > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
Books and reading in literature.
Books in literature.

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Call Number: Z1003.5.G7 P75 2012
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