Publishing and Bookselling a History From the Earliest Times To the Present Day

439, [1] page. Gilt-titled publisher's brown cloth a little faded to the spine and front inner hinge. Comprehensive history of the British book trade from its beginning to the second world war. With an extensive bibliography on publishing and bookselling by W.H. Peet (pages 379 – 421), and with 10 black and white illustrations. This copy also contains a publicity postcard from… Read more about this item

Publisher's faded cloth, octavo, pp. 442. Illustrations. Extensive bibliography. Ex-library copy with bookplate, stickers, and cancel stamps. GOOD condition. Clean internally, pleasantly free of foxing.

London: Cape, 1949. revised edition. Nice copy. small octavo. orig. cloth 439pp., b/w ills., bibliog., index, A lot of newspaper articles & other relevant material loosly inserted.