Against the law : crime, sharp practice, and the control of print / edited by Robin Myers, Michael Harris, and Giles Mandelbrote.

Format Book
Publication InfoNew Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press ; London : British Library, 2004.
Descriptionxv, 184 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Book industries and trade--Corrupt practices. --History.
Press law.
Book thefts--History.
Copyright--History.

Other author/creatorMyers, Robin, active 1959-1970.
Other author/creatorHarris, Michael, 1938-
Other author/creatorMandelbrote, Giles.
Other author/creatorAnnual Conference on Book Trade History 2004 : St. Bride Printing Library) (26th :
SeriesPublishing pathways
Publishing pathways. ^A237059
Contents Book thefts in the Middle Ages / Christopher de Hamel -- Censorship of Hebrew books in sixteenth century Italy / Adri K. Offenberg -- Some property is theft: copyright law and illegal activity in early modern Scotland / Alastair J. Mann -- Offensive behaviour in the English book trade, 1641-1700 / Maureen Bell -- Crimes of conscience: the last will and testament of John Dunton / Helen Berry -- History of the false raised band / Nicholas Pickwoad -- Guglielmo Libri / Anthony Hobson -- Bound for Botany Bay; or, What did the nineteenth century convict read? / Bill Bell.
General note"The contributors to this volume explore the underside of the book trade, revealing the ways in which laws and regulations relating to books have been exploited and manipulated, or evaded and broken, over many centuries."--P. vii.
General note"These papers are the published proceedings of the 26th annual book trade history conference held at the St Bride Printing Library and Birkbeck College."--P. ix.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2005544193
ISBN158456153X (Oak Knoll)
ISBN9781584561538 (Oak Knoll)
ISBN0712348964 (British Library)
ISBN9780712348966 (British Library)

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Joyner General Stacks Z278 .A33 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold