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A History of Booksellers, The Old and the New by Curwen, Henry; Leslie Shephard, intro - 1968

by Curwen, Henry; Leslie Shephard, intro

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A History of Booksellers, The Old and the New by Curwen, Henry; Leslie Shephard, intro - 1968

A History of Booksellers, The Old and the New

by Curwen, Henry; Leslie Shephard, intro

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Detroit: Gale, 1968. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. Detroit: Gale, 1968. Reprint. Very Good. Curwen, Henry; Leslie Shephard, intro. A History of Booksellers, The Old and the New. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1968. Grey cloth with dull gilt spine titles on blue panel, no jacket, 14.5 by 22 cm, 483 pp. Light wear to the boards and foxing on the edges of the textblock. Originally published by Chatto and Windus in 1873, this volume, in additional to chapters on “booksellers of olden times” and provincial booksellers, includes the Longman family, Constable, Cadell and Black, John Murray, William Blackwood, Chambers, Knight and Cassell, Henry Colburn, the Rivingtons, Parkers and James Nesbet, Butterworth and Churchill, Edward Moxon, Kelly and Virtue, Thomas Tegg, Thomas Nelson, Simpkin, Marshall and Co., Charles Edward Mudie, and W.H. Smith and Sons. <br/><br/>

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  • Publisher Gale
  • Place of Publication Detroit
  • Date Published 1968
  • Keywords Booksellers

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A History of Booksellers, the Old and the New

by Curwen, Henry; with new introduction and bibliography by Leslie Shepard

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Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Company, 1968. New and unread in PERFECT condition. SEE PHOTOS. Reprint of the 1873 London edition published by Chatto and Windus. This 1968 HARDCOVER edition has a new introduction and bibliography by Leslie Shepard. NOT a library discard. Bright, clean, square and tight. Hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh and crisp, obviously never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illustrated with portraits and other engravings. This is probably the largest source of information on 19th century booksellers and publishers and their contributions to the book trade. Bound in the original gray cloth, stamped in shiny gold over a dark blue panel on the spine.. Reprint of the 1873 original. Hardcover. New/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. 483pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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