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Altogether this is a very worth-while book that changes many preconceived notions about book ownership during the 17th century, showing it to be spread over a much wider sector of the population and covering a much wider range of subjects than has been previously recognised. I warmly recommend it to anyone interested in English book history. * David Pearson, The Book Collector *

I recommend this book strongly for purchase, for institutions and personal scholars alike. * Karen Attar, Library and Information History * Altogether this is a very worth-while book that changes many preconceived notions about book ownership during the 17th century, showing it to be spread over a much wider sector of the population and covering a much wider range of subjects than has been previously recognised. I warmly recommend it to anyone interested in English book history. * David Pearson, The Book Collector *

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David Pearson retired in 2017 as Director of Culture, Heritage & Libraries for the City of London Corporation. He combined a successful professional career in libraries with an academic profile as a book historian, and his books on provenance and bookbinding history have become standard reference works. He is a Past President of the Bibliographical Society, and teaches regularly on Rare Book Schools around the world. He was Lyell Reader in Bibliography at Oxford, 2017-18, and will be Sandars Reader in Bibliography at Cambridge in 2023.

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