"The contributors to this volume explore the underside of the book trade, revealing the ways in which laws and regulations relating to books have been exploited and manipulated, or evaded and broken, over many centuries."--P. vii.
"These papers are the published proceedings of the 26th annual book trade history conference held at the St Bride Printing Library and Birkbeck College."--P. ix.
Book thefts in the Middle Ages / Christopher de Hamel
Censorship of Hebrew books in sixteenth century Italy / Adri K. Offenberg
Some property is theft: copyright law and illegal activity in early modern Scotland / Alastair J. Mann
Offensive behaviour in the English book trade, 1641-1700 / Maureen Bell
Crimes of conscience: the last will and testament of John Dunton / Helen Berry
History of the false raised band / Nicholas Pickwoad
Guglielmo Libri / Anthony Hobson
Bound for Botany Bay; or, What did the nineteenth century convict read? / Bill Bell.
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Against the law : crime, sharp practice, and the control of print. ISBN 158456153X. Published by Oak Knoll Press in 2004. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
