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Against the Law: Crime, Sharp Practice and the Control of Print
by MYERS, Robin, HARRIS, Michael, and MANDELBROTE, Giles (editors)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 158456153X
- ISBN 13
- 9781584561538
- Seller
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Galena, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2004. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xv, 184pp. Illustrations. Fine/fine. A tight and pristine first edition of this volume in the "Publishing Pathways" series; these conference proceedings include contributions from notable scholars in the field such as Christopher de Hamel. Alastair J. Mann, Maureen Bell, Anthony Hobson and others. Press release laid in.
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- Bookseller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35637
- Title
- Against the Law: Crime, Sharp Practice and the Control of Print
- Author
- MYERS, Robin, HARRIS, Michael, and MANDELBROTE, Giles (editors)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 158456153X
- ISBN 13
- 9781584561538
- Publisher
- Oak Knoll Press
- Place of Publication
- New Castle, DE
- Date Published
- 2004
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books; Crime & Law;
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