Author: Jackson, H.J.
Title: Marginalia: Readers Writing in Books
Description: New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 2001. Hardcover. Octavo. Hardcover. Quarter bound in black cloth with red boards. Illustrated jacket. Based on a study of thousands of books annotated in the margins by readers both famous and obscure over the last three centuries, this book reveals the intensity of emotion that characterizes the process of reading. Contains 11 illustrations facsimiles. VG. Minimally marked ex-art library with sticker on spine and inside rear board.

Keywords: Books and Manuscripts and Printing ; Marginalia ; ; Books and Manuscripts and Printing


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