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In this classic first volume of English Books and Readers, first published in 1952, H. S. Bennett covers in detail the history of books from Caxton down to the incorporation of the Stationers' Company, discussing the evidence for public literacy, the regulation of the book trade, the demand for books, the authors, translators, and printers of early books, and their methods.Bennett, H. S. is the author of 'English Books and Readers, Vol. 1', published 1969 under ISBN 9780521076098 and ISBN 0521076099.
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