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  2. History of books - Wikipedia

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    The history of books starts with the development of writing, and various other inventions such as paper and printing, and continues through to the modern-day business of book printing. The earliest knowledge society has on the history of books actually predates what would conventionally be called "books" today and begins with tablets , scrolls ...

  3. Category:History of books - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "History of books" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  4. Outline of books - Wikipedia

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    Centre for the History of the Book; Manuscripts, Books, and Maps: The Printing Press and a Changing World; Old Books, How to find information on publication history and value (1998) Smithsonian Institution Libraries; Project Gutenberg – Free e-Books; History of books. Centre for the History of the Book; History of the Book at the American ...

  5. Book History - Wikipedia

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    Book History is the official publication of the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing. It was established in 1998 and is published annually by the Johns Hopkins University Press .

  6. History of bookselling - Wikipedia

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    The Book-Hunter in Paris by Octave Uzanne explores second hand and used booksellers and stalls in Paris during the late 19th century. [7] The Société typographique de Neuchâtel sales representative, Jean-François Favarger, made several tours of France and Switzerland, selling books and negotiating deals with booksellers in 1775-1776. [8]

  7. Book - Wikipedia

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    A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images. Modern books are typically in codex format, composed of many pages that are bound together and protected by a cover; they were preceded by several earlier formats, including the scroll and the tablet.

  8. Category:History books - Wikipedia

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    This category is for articles about history books. Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable. This category may require frequent maintenance to avoid becoming too large.

  9. History - Wikipedia

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    History (derived from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía) 'inquiry; knowledge acquired by investigation') [1] is the systematic study and documentation of the human past. [2] [3] History is an academic discipline which uses a narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events, and investigate their patterns of cause and effect.