1. A Number of Books: The Flexible Function of Limitation Statements.
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van Capelleveen, Paul
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LIMITED editions , *PRIVATE presses , *PRINT culture , *PUBLICATIONS - Abstract
During the twentieth century, a limited edition is usually numbered, in contrast to limited editions of around 1800. This article examines a number of turning points in the history of limitation statements and copy numbering: the disappearance of copyright related numbering versus unnumbered editions of private presses (around 1800), the advent of numbered prints (1850-1900), and numbering of luxury editions and private press editions (1880-1910). The stabilization of a new tradition of numbering occurs around 1930. The development of private press publications is examined in a broad context of copyright and the production of prints, while practices in the English-speaking world are shown to differ from those in other cultures, such as the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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