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CHEAP BIBLES
NINETEENTH-CENTURY PUBLISHING AND THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY |
| By: |
Leslie Howsam, Terry Belanger, David McKitterick |
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Paperback |
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£51.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0521522129 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780521522120 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
24 June, 2002 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Studies in Publishing & Printing History |
| Pages: |
264 |
| Description: |
The story of the British and Foreign Bible Society - a publisher and Victorian social institution. |
| Synopsis: |
The cheap Bibles of nineteenth-century Britain were read in millions of homes, and were also potent symbols of national virtue. In an age of social ferment, cheap Bibles - most published by the British and Foreign Bible Society - represented both the promise of mass literacy and the benefits of industrialisation. This book, based on correspondence and other archival records, tells the story of the BFBS from two perspectives: its place in the history of publishing and printing and in contemporary society. The BFBS, founded in 1804, grew out of the evangelical revival and became a popular crusade. 'Ladies Bible Associations' sprang up to supply the poor with cheap Bibles and contribute to the production of Bibles in foreign languages for the salvation of souls abroad. To meet the growing demand the Society experimented with new technologies including stereotyping, machine printing and bookbinding, and a unique distribution system. |
| Illustrations: |
18 b/w illus. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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