{"product_id":"the-book-blinders-hardcover","title":"The Book Blinders - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Clute\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first known dust-jacket to appear on a book in the UK dates from 1819.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eSadly, almost none of these jackets have survived. The one institution primarily responsible for this vandalism is the British Library, which removed dust-jackets from every book it accessioned, and destroyed almost all of them. As a result, almost no hardbound book accessioned by the Library after the middle of the nineteenth century was in fact presentable in a visual context: no dust-jacket artwork survived to brighten the theatre of the book; no flap copy to articulate the rituals of expectation and entry that coded successive unveilings of this transgressive literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Book Blinders\u003c\/em\u003e, distinguished critic, editor and novelist John Clute looks at 115 books whose jackets have survived out here in the real world. They escaped the burning. Each has a story to tell.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 502\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752137326880,"sku":"9780645369649","price":84.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8098c15860991ee03ed3c00e327c68ac.webp?v=1779988471","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-book-blinders-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}