The romance of book selling:, a history from the earliest times to the twentieth century,, by Frank A. Mumby ... with a bibliography by W. H. Peet
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The romance of book selling:, a history from the earliest times to the twentieth century,, by Frank A. Mumby ... with a bibliography by W. H. Peet
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The romance of book selling:
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by Frank A. Mumby ... with a bibliography by W. H. Peet
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a history from the earliest times to the twentieth century,
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The beginnings of the book world.--Through the dark ages.--The dawn of printing.--The book trade under Queen Elizabeth.--Shakespeare's publishers.--Through the reign of James I.--Charles I. and the commonwealth.--The restoration and the revolution.--The early eighteenth century.--In Dr. Johnson's day.--The end of the golden age of bookselling.--The last half-century.--Publishers of to-day.--Appendix I. The original charter of the Stationers' company, granted by Philip and Mary, 1557.--Appendix II. Bibliography of publishing and bookselling. By W. H. Peet <Reprinted (with additions) from Notes and queries>--Index
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