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The House of Holt, 1866-1946. An Editorial History.
Ellen D. Gilbert
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Description for The House of Holt, 1866-1946. An Editorial History.
Hardback. Examines the founding and growth of the publishing firm of Henry Holt & Co. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
From scholars to novelists to poets, the publishing firm of Henry Holt & Co. established and maintained a distinguished tradition of identifying, nurturing, and publishing important thinkers and writers of the day early in their careers. This book examines the founding and growth of Holt & Co. with particular attention to this tradition and to the roles of key figures in the company's history as a trade book publisher. Part One is a chronological account of Holt & Co.'s development, beginning with its founding in 1866 by the man sometimes referred to as "the Dean of American publishing," Henry Holt, ... Read more
From scholars to novelists to poets, the publishing firm of Henry Holt & Co. established and maintained a distinguished tradition of identifying, nurturing, and publishing important thinkers and writers of the day early in their careers. This book examines the founding and growth of Holt & Co. with particular attention to this tradition and to the roles of key figures in the company's history as a trade book publisher. Part One is a chronological account of Holt & Co.'s development, beginning with its founding in 1866 by the man sometimes referred to as "the Dean of American publishing," Henry Holt, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810826939
SKU
V9780810826939
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99-15
About Ellen D. Gilbert
Ellen Gilbert (BA, Clark University; MLS, DLS, Columbia), a social science reference librarian at Rutgers University, has previously worked at Princeton's Firestone Library, the A.A. Brill Library, the New York Psychoanalytic Institute and Society, Teachers College, and the History of Psychiatry Archives, New York Hospital-Cornell University
Reviews for The House of Holt, 1866-1946. An Editorial History.
...would appeal to readers interested in Holt & Co., [or] in the history of American publishing in general...recommended for...academic libraries.......
Epilogue
...for anyone with an eye on the way in which publisher's archives might be exploited, it is a book that ought to be to hand.
The Book Collector
As a result of her diligence, even ... Read more
Epilogue
...for anyone with an eye on the way in which publisher's archives might be exploited, it is a book that ought to be to hand.
The Book Collector
As a result of her diligence, even ... Read more