The Cost Books of Ticknor and Fields, and Their Predecessors, 1832-1858
Title | The Cost Books of Ticknor and Fields, and Their Predecessors, 1832-1858 PDF eBook |
Author | Ticknor, firm, publishers, Boston |
Publisher | |
Pages | 572 |
Release | 1949 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
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Monograph Series
Title | Monograph Series PDF eBook |
Author | Bibliographical Society of America |
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The Cost Books of Ticknor and Fields and Their Predessors, 1832-1858
Title | The Cost Books of Ticknor and Fields and Their Predessors, 1832-1858 PDF eBook |
Author | Bibliographical Society of America |
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Release | 1949 |
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Publishing Activities of the Predecessors of Ticknor and Fields, 1832-1853, Based on the Cost Books of Ticknor and Fields and Their Predecessors, 1832-1858
Title | Publishing Activities of the Predecessors of Ticknor and Fields, 1832-1853, Based on the Cost Books of Ticknor and Fields and Their Predecessors, 1832-1858 PDF eBook |
Author | William H. Patch |
Publisher | |
Pages | 154 |
Release | 1951 |
Genre | Publishers and publishing |
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The Bookshop
Title | The Bookshop PDF eBook |
Author | Evan Friss |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 417 |
Release | 2024-08-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0593299922 |
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A spirited defense of this important, odd and odds-defying American retail category." —The New York Times "It is a delight to wander through the bookstores of American history in this warm, generous book." —Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author and owner of Books Are Magic An affectionate and engaging history of the American bookstore and its central place in American cultural life, from department stores to indies, from highbrow dealers trading in first editions to sidewalk vendors, and from chains to special-interest community destinations Bookstores have always been unlike any other kind of store, shaping readers and writers, and influencing our tastes, thoughts, and politics. They nurture local communities while creating new ones of their own. Bookshops are powerful spaces, but they are also endangered ones. In The Bookshop, we see the stakes: what has been, and what might be lost. Evan Friss’s history of the bookshop draws on oral histories, archival collections, municipal records, diaries, letters, and interviews with leading booksellers to offer a fascinating look at this institution beloved by so many. The story begins with Benjamin Franklin’s first bookstore in Philadelphia and takes us to a range of booksellers including the Strand, Chicago’s Marshall Field & Company, the Gotham Book Mart, specialty stores like Oscar Wilde and Drum and Spear, sidewalk sellers of used books, Barnes & Noble, Amazon Books, and Parnassus. The Bookshop is also a history of the leading figures in American bookselling, often impassioned eccentrics, and a history of how books have been marketed and sold over the course of more than two centuries—including, for example, a 3,000-pound elephant who signed books at Marshall Field’s in 1944. The Bookshop is a love letter to bookstores, a charming chronicle for anyone who cherishes these sanctuaries of literature, and essential reading to understand how these vital institutions have shaped American life—and why we still need them.
A History of the Book in America
Title | A History of the Book in America PDF eBook |
Author | Scott E. Casper |
Publisher | Univ of North Carolina Press |
Pages | 560 |
Release | 2009-09-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0807868035 |
Volume 3 of A History of the Book in America narrates the emergence of a national book trade in the nineteenth century, as changes in manufacturing, distribution, and publishing conditioned, and were conditioned by, the evolving practices of authors and readers. Chapters trace the ascent of the "industrial book--a manufactured product arising from the gradual adoption of new printing, binding, and illustration technologies and encompassing the profusion of nineteenth-century printed materials--which relied on nationwide networks of financing, transportation, and communication. In tandem with increasing educational opportunities and rising literacy rates, the industrial book encouraged new sites of reading; gave voice to diverse communities of interest through periodicals, broadsides, pamphlets, and other printed forms; and played a vital role in the development of American culture. Contributors: Susan Belasco, University of Nebraska Candy Gunther Brown, Indiana University Kenneth E. Carpenter, Newton Center, Massachusetts Scott E. Casper, University of Nevada, Reno Jeannine Marie DeLombard, University of Toronto Ann Fabian, Rutgers University Jeffrey D. Groves, Harvey Mudd College Paul C. Gutjahr, Indiana University David D. Hall, Harvard Divinity School David M. Henkin, University of California, Berkeley Bruce Laurie, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Eric Lupfer, Humanities Texas Meredith L. McGill, Rutgers University John Nerone, University of Illinois Stephen W. Nissenbaum, University of Massachusetts Lloyd Pratt, Michigan State University Barbara Sicherman, Trinity College Louise Stevenson, Franklin & Marshall College Amy M. Thomas, Montana State University Tamara Plakins Thornton, State University of New York, Buffalo Susan S. Williams, Ohio State University Michael Winship, University of Texas at Austin
Guide to the Study of United States Imprints
Title | Guide to the Study of United States Imprints PDF eBook |
Author | George Thomas Tanselle |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 1146 |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | Bibliographical literature |
ISBN | 9780674367616 |