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The Story of Books

by Gertrude Burford Rawlings

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  1. 1Chapter I — Introductory
  2. 2Chapter II — The Preservation of Literature
  3. 3Chapter III — Books and Libraries in Classical Times
  4. 4Chapter IV — Books in Mediæval Times
  5. 5Chapter V — Libraries in Mediæval Times
  6. 6Chapter VI — The Beginning of Printing
  7. 7Chapter VII — Who Invented Moveable Types?
  8. 8Chapter VIII — Gutenberg and the Mentz Press
  9. 9Chapter IX — Early Printing
  10. 10Chapter X — Early Printing in Italy and Some Other Countries
  11. 11Chapter XI — Early Printing in England
  12. 12Chapter XII — Early Printing in Scotland
  13. 13Chapter XIII — Early Printing in Ireland
  14. 14Chapter XIV — Book Bindings
  15. 15Chapter XV — How a Modern Book Is Produced
  16. 16Author’s Postscript

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