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Title
Nineteenth-century dust-jackets / Mark R. Godburn.
Published
England : Private Libraries Association ; New Castle, Delaware : Oak Knoll Press, MMXVI [2016]
Copyright
©2016
Description
215 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Associated name
Note
A comprehensive general history of publishers' dust jackets during the first century of their use. From the earliest known jacket issued in 1819, the author surveys the entire field of British, American, and European jackets and documents a part of publishing history that was nearly lost to the nineteenth-century custom of discarding dust-jackets so that the more decorative bindings could be seen. The book examines when and why publishers began to issue dust-jackets, the subsequent growth of their use, and the role they played in marketing. Included are the rare all-enclosing jackets that were issued on some annuals and trade books, ornate Victorian jackets, binders' and stationers' jackets, and many others. A chapter on Lewis Carroll's jackets includes letters he wrote to his publisher on the subject, which are published here for the first time.
Bibliography, etc.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-184) and index.
Contents
1. Origins of publishers' jackets
2. Sealed wrappings
3. Early flap-style jackets
4. Mid-Victorian jackets
5. Lewis Carroll's 'paper wrappers'
6. Widespread use
7. End of an era
Appendix one. File copies of John Murray and Smith, Elder
Appendix two. List of jackets to 1870.
2. Sealed wrappings
3. Early flap-style jackets
4. Mid-Victorian jackets
5. Lewis Carroll's 'paper wrappers'
6. Widespread use
7. End of an era
Appendix one. File copies of John Murray and Smith, Elder
Appendix two. List of jackets to 1870.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.
Item Details
Call number
NC973 .G59 2016