The Coming of the Book: The Impact of Printing 1450-1800 (Verso Classics)
“It is one of the most exciting scholarly books ever written on printing ... This book is serious work—marvellously rich and stimulating.”—Hugh Trevor-Roper,The Sunday Times“It ranks easily among the most consequential works of recent French scholarship ... One can safely predict that the ever broadening implications of the work of Febvre and Martin will continue to occupy scholarly attention for many years to come.”—Times Literary Supplement