A Book in the Hand
Essays on the History of the Book In New Zealand
$36.00
- Paperback
252 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2000
Summary
As we find ourselves in the midst of a huge technological revolution and the computer screen takes over the printed page, the history of the book has become a subject of study throughout the world.
This collection of 15 essays looks at a wide variety of topics from the short but busy history of the printed word in New Zealand. Several writers discuss the meeting between Maori oral tradition and writing and printing; others explore the relationship between the new writers of the 1930s …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781869402310 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1869402316 |
| Author: | Alan Loney, Penny Griffith, Peter Hughes |
| Publisher: | Auckland University Press |
| Imprint: | Auckland University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 252 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2000 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 140mm x 12mm |
About The Author
Alan Loney
Penny Griffith is a freelance editor with a particular interest in NZ bibliography, printing and publishing history. She is Programme Manager for the Humanities Society of New Zealand’s history of print culture research programme.
Peter Hughes is Librarian at the Auckland College of Education and his main research interest is New Zealand small press publishing.
Alan Loney is a poet, printer and critic.
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