Title The British literary book trade, 1700-1820 / edited by James K. Bracken and Joel Silver

Published Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research, 1995

Online access available from: Dictionary of Literary Biography Online (Gale)    View Resource Record

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 366 pages) : illustrations Series Dictionary of literary biography ; v. 154 Dictionary of literary biography ; v. 154 Contents John Almon -William Bingley -- William Blackwood and Sons, Ltd. -William Blake -- Cadell -- William Collins Sons and Company -- Archibald Constable and Company -- J. Coote -- Joseph Cottle -William Creech -- Edmund Curll -- Thomas Davies -- Edward and Charles Dilly -- Anne Dodd -- R. Dodsley -- James Edwards -- George Faulkner -- Robert and Andrew Foulis -- M.J. Godwin and Company -- Ralph Griffiths -- Joseph Johnson -- J.J. and P. Knapton -- Longman -- Andrew Millar -- The Minerva Press -- Benjamin Motte Jr. -- John Murray -- John Newbery -- Samuel Richardson -- Charles Rivington -- James Roberts -Simkin and Marshall -- William Smellie -- Smith, Elder and Company -William Strahan -- The Strawberry Hill Press -- Effingham Wilson Summary Chronicles the period of transition for the British book trade that saw the emergence of some great manes of the trade, but was also a time when publishing firms most often were still controlled by single individuals who made judgments based on literary merit, political alliances and pressures, friendships, or the prospect of high profits Notes "A Bruccoli Clark Layman book." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Book industries and trade -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century -- Bibliography Book industries and trade -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Bibliography Booksellers and bookselling -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Dictionaries Literature publishing -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century -- Bibliography Literature publishing -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century Literature publishing -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Bibliography Literature publishing -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. Printers -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Dictionaries Publishers and publishing -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Dictionaries Genre/Form Bibliography. Biographies. Dictionaries. History. Form Electronic book Author Bracken, James K., 1952- Silver, Joel, 1951- Gale Research Inc LC no. 95004825 ISBN 0810357151 9780810357150

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