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Last Swill & Testament: The Hilarious, Unexpurgated Memoirs of Paul 'Sailor' Vernon, Blues Fanatic, Rare Record Dealer, Ligger, Erstwhile Bon Viveur & Friend to the Stars by Paul 'Sailor' Vernon 9780954706845
RRP: £18.99£12.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954706845Author Paul "Sailor" VernonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Music Mentor BooksPublisher Music Mentor BooksWeight(grams) 382g -
Teaching the History of the Book by Matteo Pangallo
RRP: £29.95£24.13With original contributions from a diverse range of teachers, scholars, and practitioners in literary studies, history, book arts, library science, language studies, and archives, Teaching the History of the Book is the first collection of its kind... -
The Invention of Rare Books: Private Interest and Public Memory, 1600-1840 by David McKitterick
RRP: £54.99£47.92When does a book that is merely old become a rarity and an object of desire? David McKitterick examines, for the first time, the development of the idea of rare books, and why they matter. Studying examples from across Europe, he explores how this idea... -
Get to the Publishing Punchline: A Fun (and Slightly Aggressive) 30 Day Guide to Get Your Book Ready for the World by Joy Eggerichs Reed 9781955051033
RRP: £21.99£15.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781955051033Author Joy Eggerichs ReedFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint Punchline AgencyPublisher Punchline AgencyWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 229mm... -
The Business of Being a Writer by Jane Friedman
RRP: £24.00£16.03Writers talk about their work in many ways: as an art, as a calling, as a lifestyle. Too often missing from these conversations is the fact that writing is also a business. The reality is, those who want to make a full or part-time job out of writing are... -
Publishing Manifestos: An International Anthology from Artists and Writers by Michalis Pichler
RRP: £23.00£15.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262544924Author Michalis PichlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 340Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
The Invention of Rare Books: Private Interest and Public Memory, 1600–1840 by David McKitterick
RRP: £26.99£23.25When does a book that is merely old become a rarity and an object of desire? David McKitterick examines, for the first time, the development of the idea of rare books, and why they matter. Studying examples from across Europe, he explores how this idea... -
Readers in a Revolution: Bibliographical Change in the Nineteenth Century by David McKitterick
£30.73The mid-nineteenth century brought a revolution in popular and scholarly understandings of old and second-hand books. Manuals introduced new ideas and practices to increasing numbers of collectors, exhibitions offered opportunities previously unheard of,... -
The Broadview Reader in Book History by Michelle Levy
RRP: £56.00£45.87Book History has emerged as one of the most exciting new interdisciplinary fields of study in the humanities. By focusing on the production, circulation and reception of the book in all its forms, it has transformed the study of history, literature and... -
The Broadview Introduction to Book History by Michelle Levy 9781554810871
RRP: £35.95£29.57For over five hundred years in the West, a particular form of the book-the printed codex-has been woven into the fabric of our lives. It has been the default medium for publicly circulating information and entertainment, and has structured the work,... -
A People's Guide To Publishing by Joe Biel 9781621062851
RRP: £18.99£12.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621062851Author Joe BielFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Microcosm PublishingPublisher Microcosm Publishing -
Contemporary Publishing and the Culture of Books by Alison Baverstock
RRP: £36.99£32.53Contemporary Publishing and the Culture of Books is a comprehensive resource that builds bridges between the traditional focus and methodologies of literary studies and the actualities of modern and contemporary literature, including the realities of... -
Printing and Publishing in the Middle East by Philip Sadgrove 9780199561094
RRP: £25.00£21.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780199561094Author Philip SadgroveFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 628g -
Getting Published: A Companion for the Humanities and Social Sciences by Gerald Jackson 9788791114779
RRP: £24.95£20.26The biggest hurdle for junior scholars looking to embark on an academic career is to make the transition from PhD candidate to that first (ideally tenured) job. An imperative part of this process is getting published and yet increasingly this is becoming... -
Getting Published: A Companion for the Humanities and Social Sciences by Gerald Jackson 9788791114762
RRP: £56.00£45.47The biggest hurdle for junior scholars looking to embark on an academic career is to make the transition from PhD candidate to that first (ideally tenured) job. An imperative part of this process is getting published and yet - increasingly - this is... -
The Little Magazine in Contemporary America by Ian Morris 9780226240558
£96.69Little magazines have often showcased the best new writing in America. Historically, they have served the dual functions of representing the avant-garde of literary expression while also helping many emerging writers become established authors. Although... -
Douglas Gibson Unedited: On Editing Robertson Davies, Alice Munro, W.O. Mitchell, Mavis Gallant, Jack Hodgins, Alistair Macleod, Etc. by Christine Evain 9789052013688
RRP: £32.50£28.82Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789052013688Author Christine EvainFormat PaperbackPage Count 125Imprint European Interuniversity PressPublisher European Interuniversity PressWeight(grams)... -
Against the Grain: Interviews with Maverick American Publishers by Robert Dana
£22.00Against the Grain is a collection of interviews with nine small press publishers, each one characterized by strength of resolve and a dedication to good books. Each press reflects, perhaps more directly than any large trade publisher could, the character... -
Matthew Parker and His Books: Sandars Lectures in Bibliography delivered on 14, 16, and 18 May 1990 by RI Page
£24.87Three lectures, initially presented before the University of Cambridge and now collected here, examine Matthew Parker as a noted collector of books, an avid annotator, and a keen student of Old English. In these lectures Dr. Page assesses the evidence... -
The Hub City Writers Project: The First 25 Years by Betsy Wakefield Teter
RRP: £15.99£14.20This full color book details fifty iconic stories in the twenty-five year history of the Hub City Writers Project, founded in 1995 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Each includes a double page illustrated spread. The book features short essays by local and... -
The University of Rochester Press - A Brief History of the First Twenty Years by Brian Thompson
RRP: £16.99£14.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781580463607Author Brian ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint University of Rochester PressPublisher Boydell & Brewer LtdWeight(grams) 160g -
Propose Your Book: How to Craft Persuasive Proposals for Nonfiction, Fiction, and Children's Books by Patricia Fry
RRP: £14.99£13.46Authors are the CEOs of their books, and their book proposals are their business plans. Most agents and publishers require a proposal before ever setting eyes on a manuscript, and it is a crucial element in getting published. Writing a proposal can also... -
Association of University Presses Directory 2021 by Association of American University Presses
£30.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780945103455Author Association of American University PressesFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Association of University PressesPublisher Association of... -
John Calvin and the Printed Book by Jean-Francois Gilmont
RRP: £33.95£30.83Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781931112567Author Jean-Francois GilmontFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Truman State University PressPublisher Truman State University... -
Publish, Don't Perish: The Scholar's Guide to Academic Writing and Publishing by Joseph Moxley
£36.99Publish, Don't Perish provides practical suggestions for conveiving, developing, marketing, and publishing scholarly documents. Written especially for faculty, graduate students, and professionals engaged in the business of scholarly publishing, this... -
Into Print: Limits and Legacies of the Enlightenment; Essays in Honor of Robert Darnton by Charles Walton
RRP: £29.95£26.39The famous clash between Edmund Burke and Tom Paine over the Enlightenment's "evil" or "liberating" potential in the French Revolution finds present-day parallels in the battle between those who see the Enlightenment at the origins of... -
The Book in Society: An Introduction to Print Culture by Solveig Robinson
RRP: £47.95£39.09The Book in Society: An Introduction to Print Culture examines the origins and development of one of the most important inventions in human history. Books can inform, entertain, inspire, irritate, liberate, or challenge readers, and their forms can be... -
The Work and the Reader in Literary Studies: Scholarly Editing and Book History by Paul Eggert
RRP: £30.99£22.85By the late 1980s the concept of the work had slipped out of sight, consigned to its last refuge in the library catalogue as concepts of discourse and text took its place. Scholarly editors, who depended on it, found no grounding in literary theory for... -
100 Must-read Classic Novels by Nick Rennison
RRP: £13.99£10.77Want to become a classic novel buff, or expand your reading of some of the finest novels ever published? With 100 of the best titles fully reviewed and a further 500 recommended, you'll quickly set out on a journey of discovery.Extended Introduction on... -
The Seven Lives of John Murray: The Story of a Publishing Dynasty by Humphrey Carpenter 9780719565335
RRP: £12.99£8.60From the burning of Byron's memoirs, Jane Austen's clipped businesslike manner, and the lucrative controversy caused by the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species, through to the discovery of the new young poet John Betjeman, the name John Murray has... -
Caribbean Publishing In Britain: A Tribute to Arif Ali by Asher Hoyles 9781906190422
RRP: £9.99£7.26Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906190422Author Asher HoylesFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint Hansib Publications LimitedPublisher Hansib Publications LimitedWeight(grams) 659g -
The Cambridge Companion to Textual Scholarship by Neil Fraistat
RRP: £23.99£20.94As more and more of our cultural heritage migrates into digital form and as increasing amounts of literature and art are created within digital environments, it becomes more important than ever before for us to understand how the medium affects the text... -
Ape: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur: How to Publish a Book by Guy Kawasaki 9780988523104
RRP: £24.99£24.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988523104Author Guy KawasakiFormat PaperbackPage Count 402Imprint Nononina PressPublisher Nononina PressWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 137mm *... -
The Book Bible: How to Sell Your Manuscript-No Matter What Genre-Without Going Broke or Insane by Susan Shapiro
RRP: £10.99£7.00A Brilliant, Buoyant Guide to Publishing Your Book Hundreds of thousands of books come out every year worldwide. So why not yours? In The Book Bible, New York Times bestseller and wildly popular Manhattan writing professor Susan Shapiro reveals the best... -
The New Slave Narrative: The Battle Over Representations of Contemporary Slavery by Laura Murphy
RRP: £25.00£19.18A century and a half after the abolition of slavery in the United States, survivors of contemporary forms of enslavement from around the world have revived a powerful tool of the abolitionist movement: first-person narratives of slavery and freedom. Just... -
Print, Manuscript and the Search for Order, 1450-1830 by David McKitterick
RRP: £26.99£23.20This magisterial study re-examines fundamental aspects of what has been termed the printing revolution of the early modern period. David McKitterick argues that many of the changes associated with printing were only gradually absorbed over almost 400... -
Understanding Women's Magazines: Publishing, Markets and Readerships in Late-Twentieth Century Britain by Anna Gough-Yates 9780415216395
RRP: £35.99£31.69Understanding Women's Magazines investigates the changing landscape of women's magazines. Anna Gough-Yates focuses on the successes, failures and shifting fortunes of a number of magazines including Elle, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Frank, New Woman and... -
The European Encyclopedia: From 1650 to the Twenty-First Century by Jeff Loveland
RRP: £41.99£23.25First taking shape during the seventeenth century, the European encyclopedia was an alphabetical book of knowledge. For the next three centuries, printed encyclopedias in the European tradition were an element of culture and peoples' lives, initially... -
Enemies of Promise: Publishing, Perishing, and the Eclipse of Scholarship by Lindsay Waters 9780972819657
RRP: £10.00£9.80Why should books drive the academic hierarchy? This controversial question posed by Lindsay Waters ignited fierce debate in the academy and its presses, as he warned that the "publish or perish" dictum was breaking down the academic system in the United... -
Dear Writer, You Need to Quit by Becca Syme 9780997970623
RRP: £19.99£16.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997970623Author Becca SymeFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint Hummingbird BooksPublisher Hummingbird BooksWeight(grams) 327gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm...