{"product_id":"reading-books-michele-moylan-9781558490635","title":"Reading Books: Essays on the Material Text and Literature in America","description":"This collection takes as its point of departure the proposition that one can, in fact, tell a book by its cover. The contributors examine the ways in which the material qualities of books--including typography, paper, bindings, layout, and promotional copy--as well as their editing, production, and distribution profoundly affect how they have been read and understood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume includes essays on the publishing history of Melville's early novels, Twain's \u003ci\u003eThe Innocents Abroad\u003c\/i\u003e, the Tauchnitz edition of Hawthornes's \u003ci\u003eThe Marble Faun\u003c\/i\u003e, and Jackson's \u003ci\u003eRomona\u003c\/i\u003e. Other chapters examine the reception of Dante's works in America, Houghton Mifflin's biographical series, the binding styles of Ticknor and Fields, and the packaging of literature for American high Schools., reviewing a previous edition or volume\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michele Moylan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1558490639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558490635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Massachusetts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.17h x 5.97w x 0.78d","brand":"Michele Moylan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088558633215,"sku":"9781558490635","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_99812c04-1be8-47b7-a8b9-9cd0b8ed647a.jpg?v=1769105439","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reading-books-michele-moylan-9781558490635","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}