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100 1 _aCurwen, Henry,
_d1845-1892
245 1 2 _aA History of Booksellers, the Old and the New
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2016-06-18
505 0 _aThe 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.
508 _aProduced 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.)
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aBooksellers and bookselling -- Great Britain -- History
653 _aBook industries and trade -- Great Britain -- History
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52362
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