Facing the text : extra-illustration, print culture, and society in Britain, 1769-1840 /Lucy Peltz.

"Facing the Text is essential for understanding the nature, popularity, and meanings of extra-illustration in the long eighteenth century and its place in the history of print culture. Lucy Peltz explores the practice in relation to the popularization of antiquarianism, the commercialization of print culture, the reception of engraved portraiture, and the rise of the amateur, the collector, and the connoisseur."--Provided by the publisher.