![]() ![]() The Wikipedia entry for chapbooks notes that early chapbooks were published on a single sheet and then "folded into books of 8, 12, 16 or 24 pages." They are still published in this size today by small publishers. ![]() Another good resource on chapbook history can be found here on the Antique Book Collecting blog, which says the early chapbooks "were extremely important for the dissemination of popular literature among the lower classes, for whom traditional books were prohibitively expensive." The British Library has more information about early chapbooks here. The image below shows an example from a 1810 chapbook edition of Little Red Riding Hood. Chapbooks were the first types of books published in early Europe. ![]() You can use a word processor and a printer to make your own little chapbook or pocket-sized book at home.Ī chapbook is a small book or booklet that is often used for poetry or short stories. ![]()
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