How to Do Things with Books in Victorian Britain

Princeton University Press

How to Do Things with Books in Victorian Britain\nby Leah Price\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Leah Price\nTitle: How to Do Things with Books in Victorian Britain\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Literature: history and criticism\nPublisher: Princeton University Press\nPublication year: 2013\nISBN-13: 9780691159546\nISBN-10: 0691159548\nRRP: \u00A325.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nWhen did the coffee-table book become an object of scorn? Why did law courts forbid witnesses to kiss the Bible? What made Victorian cartoonists mock commuters who hid behind the newspaper, ladies who matched their books' binding to their dress, and servants who reduced newspapers to fish 'n' chips wrap? This title deals with these questions.\n\nWhen did the coffee-table book become an objec.