The business of books : booksellers and the English book trade, 1450-1850 / James Raven.
The business of books : booksellers and the English book trade, 1450-1850 / James Raven.
The business of books : booksellers and the English book trade, 1450-1850 / James Raven.
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New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, c2007.
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N381.45/3
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English
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xviii, 493 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. Introduction : the enterprise of booksellers -- Ch. 2. The arrival of print : domestic and foreign -- Ch. 3. Markets and martyrs : early modern commerce -- Ch. 4. The late Stuart trade : new horizons -- Ch. 5. Investing in books : the supremacy of the booksellers -- Ch. 6. High and low : loca...
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Publisher
New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, c2007.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
c2007.
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"In 1450 very few English men or women were personally familiar with a book; by 1850, the great majority of people daily encountered books, magazines or newspapers. This book explores the history of this fundamental transformation, from the arrival of the printing press to the coming of steam. James Raven presents a lively and original account of t...
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The business of books : booksellers and the English book trade, 1450-1850 / James Raven.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2007.
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N381.45/3
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74VKRMB5zv0X
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0300122616 (hbk.) :
9780300122619 (hbk.) :
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381.450020941
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991023075019702626
