TY  - BOOK
AU  - Curwen,Henry
TI  - A History of Booksellers, the Old and the New
AV  - Z 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Booksellers and bookselling -- Great Britain -- History
KW  - Book industries and trade -- Great Britain -- History
N1  - Release date is 2016-06-18; The booksellers of olden times -- The Longman family -- Constable, Cadell, and Black -- John Murray -- William Blackwood -- Chambers, Knight, and Cassell -- Henry Colburn -- The Rivingtons, the Parkers, and James Nisbet -- Butterworth and Churchill -- Edward Moxon -- Kelly and Virtue -- Thomas Tegg -- Thomas Nelson -- Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. -- Charles Edward Mudie -- W. H. Smith and Son -- Provincial booksellers; Produced by MWS, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive/American Libraries.); Original publication data not identified
N2  - "A History of Booksellers, the Old and the New" by Henry Curwen is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work chronicles the development of the bookselling and publishing industries, exploring the lives of significant figures and firms from ancient times to the modern era. The book aims to shine light on the literary struggles faced by various booksellers and publishers while providing insights into the broader history of literature itself.  The opening of the volume sets the tone by contextualizing the early bookselling trade, tracing its roots back to ancient Rome and the work of manuscript copyists. It discusses the evolution of the industry, highlighting how books were once laboriously produced by slaves and the rise of publishing as a structured profession. Curwen emphasizes that the book aims to deliver a focused narrative despite the expansive nature of its subject, and reflects on the challenges and triumphs faced by the tradespeople involved in the history of bookselling. Overall, this introduction serves as a foundational overview, inviting readers into an exploration of the intricate relationship between literature and commerce throughout history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52362
ER  -