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Small Books for the common man
A Descriptive Bibliography
edited by John Meriton with the assistance of Carlo Dumontet
The hundred years prior to the mid-nineteenth century saw a flowering of
ephemeral publishing often referred to by the shorthand “chapbooks.” This book is
an analytical bibliography of the National Art Library’s collection of literary ephemera
of the period; that is, histories, tales, verse collections, primers, and alphabets.
Nearly 800 titles are described here in significant bibliographical detail to allow
accurate comparison and verification with editions, variants, and states in other
collections. Examples of illustrations from all the books described are reproduced
here, providing a visual feast and resource. The book will appeal to libraries with
collections containing literary and educational ephemera. It will provide support
for current research into literary studies and work on literacy and language development.
John Meriton is Librarian of the National Art Library and Deputy Keeper
of the Word and Image Department, Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Carlo
Dumontet is the National Art Library’s Special Collections Bibliographer.
2010, hardcover, dust jacket, 7 x 10 inches, 1008 pages
ISBN 9781584562542, Order No. 99759, $115.00
Available outside North and South America from our co-publisher The British Library
Illustrated Periodicals of the 1860s
Contexts & Collaborations
by Simon Cooke
Illustrated Periodicals of the 1860s provides a new and informative approach to the
study of “sixties” periodicals, revealing the previously unstudied area of the complex
interrelationships between the various parties involved in the production of these
magazines: publishers, editors, artists, engravers, and authors. The book considers
the effects of these relationships on creative output, both artistic and literary, and in
doing so provides a detailed, historical reconstruction of the essential character of the
periodicals of that era. The book includes over 120 reproductions of engravings and
preparatory drawings, almost all of them original size. Additionally, the text contains
two appendices; the first includes a reflection of the work that goes into collecting
and researching these periodicals. The second lists the key illustrators, engravers, publishers,
editors, as well as magazines mentioned throughout the text, each including a
brief description. This work is an informative and colorful choice for those interested
in the history of periodicals, the production of magazines, and art.
2010, hardcover, 7.25 x 10.75 inches, 224 pages
ISBN 9781584562757, Order No. 103919, $75.00
Co-published with The Private Libraries Association and The British Library
Available outside North America from The British Library
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