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Studies in the Franco-American Booktrade During the Late 18th and Early 19th Centuries
Madeleine B. Stern
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Hardback. This volume brings together five studies on the booktrade in France and America during the revolutionary period at the end of the eighteenth and beginning of the nineteenth centuries. The papers encompass three major aspects of the subject: publishing, printing and bookselling. Num Pages: 305 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230. .
This volume brings together five studies on the booktrade in France and America during the revolutionary period at the end of the eighteenth and beginning of the nineteenth centuries. The papers encompass three major aspects of the subject: publishing, printing and bookselling. While little is known about the bookmen selected, their contributions to the book trade and the history of printing were highly significant. Nancrede was responsible for many firsts in American cultural history; Stone started a long-lasting press that printed many important Americana; Dufief sold many great libraries and was Jefferson's book agent. This work is based throughout on ... Read more
This volume brings together five studies on the booktrade in France and America during the revolutionary period at the end of the eighteenth and beginning of the nineteenth centuries. The papers encompass three major aspects of the subject: publishing, printing and bookselling. While little is known about the bookmen selected, their contributions to the book trade and the history of printing were highly significant. Nancrede was responsible for many firsts in American cultural history; Stone started a long-lasting press that printed many important Americana; Dufief sold many great libraries and was Jefferson's book agent. This work is based throughout on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780907132721
SKU
V9780907132721
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