New Directions in Book History

Elliott, Christine

The Coffee-Table Book in the Post-War Anglophone World argues that coffee-table books appeared and became popular in the post-war era at the convergence of three important developments: advances in full colour printing technology, social change, and publishing entrepreneurism and innovation. Examining the coffee-table book through a book history lens acknowledges their significant contribution to post-war visual culture and illustrated publishing. Focussing on post-war America, Great Britain, and Australia during the “golden age” era of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, this history of the coffee-table book takes an interdisciplinary approach to put the coffee-table book in context in regards to materiality, format, printing, status, and genre.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2025-04-22

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783031389047

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-38902-3

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 256