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A colonial book market : Peruvian print culture in the age of enlightenment / Agnes Gehbald.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gehbald, Agnes, 1988- Author.
- Series:
- Cambridge Latin American studies ; 129.
- Cambridge Latin American studies ; 129
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Book industries and trade--Peru--History--18th century.
- Book industries and trade.
- Book industries and trade--Peru--History--19th century.
- Books and reading--Peru--History--18th century.
- Books and reading.
- Books and reading--Peru--History--19th century.
- Peru.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 374 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- "Tracing the variety of printed commodities that were circulating in the urban sphere, Agnes Gehbald provides a comprehensive study of print culture in Peru in the decades before Independence. An important volume for those interested in the history of books beyond the European market"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: A Social History of Books
- Colonial Confines
- Growing Supplies
- An Expanding Market
- Bestselling Genres
- The Reach of Reading Material
- Conclusion: A Community of Readers across the Atlantic
- Appendix A. Bibliographic Categories
- Appendix B. Printing Workshops in Lima, c. 1760-
- Appendix C. Book Trade Personnel in Lima, 1770-
- Appendix D. Map of the Sites of Printing and Bookselling in Lima, 1760-
- Appendix E. Boxes with Books Imported to Callao, 1776-.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-361)
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781009360852
- 100936085X
- OCLC:
- 1360278300
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