Books in Chains (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): and Other Bibliographical Papers

by William Blades

Overview

This volume, published two years after Blades’s death, explores the practice of securing books by chaining in England and abroad. Other chapters deal with such topics as the use and development of signatures in books; early schools of typography; and the invention of printing. Informative and readable, Books in Chains will be of interest to bibliophiles everywhere. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411455481
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	10/11/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	276
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

William Blades (1824–1890) was an English bibliographer, writer, and book collector. Brought into publishing through his father’s printing business, he took an interest in William Caxton and became well known as a collector and preserver of the works of the British printer. He is the author of The Life and Typography of William Caxton.