About the Author

James Raven is professor of modern history, University of Essex. He is the author of numerous studies in cultural history and has published extensively on the history of the book and related topics.

Reviews

"'The sweep of this book is remarkable - it single-handedly covers 400 years of the English book trade.' John Barnard, University of Leeds 'This is a compendious, confident and fascinating work, the fruit of years of scholarship.' John Mullan, University of London"