A history of the Frankfurt Book Fair
Peter Weidhaas (Author), Carolyn Gossage (Translator, Editor), W. A. Wright (Translator, Editor)
This history examines more than 500 years of commerce conducted at the renowned Frankfurt Book Fair, from its beginnings in the Middle Ages. Even then, in spite of internal strife and religious upheaval, books were becoming increasingly accessible to those who found their way to Frankfurt to buy, sell, and promote. The fact that Queen Elizabeth I sent Sir Thomas Bodley as her personal emissary to purchase books for the new library at Oxford University is an indication of the Fair's growing importance outside of Germany. Through the ensuing centuries, the fortunes of the Fair waxed and waned; however, the period following the end of the Second World War brought with it a spirit of renewal that has yet to lose momentum
Print Book, English, 2007
Dundurn Press, Toronto, Ontario, 2007