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Peter Weidhaas

Peter Weidhaas served as Director of the Frankfurt Book Fair from 1975 to the new millenium and was ideally positioned to view the last quarter of the twentieth century at the Fair from the inside out.

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A History of the Frankfurt Book Fair

A History of the Frankfurt Book Fair

by Peter Weidhaas & Carolyn Gossage
translated with commentary by Wendy A. Wright
edition:eBook
also available: Hardcover
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A colourful and revealing look at 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 King He …

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