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The First John Murray and the Late Eighteenth-Century London Book Trade: With a Checklist of His Publications (British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs)
by: William Zachs
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 070.5092
Fabric Type: 9780197261910
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The First John Murray and the Late Eighteenth-Century London Book Trade: With a Checklist of His Publications (British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs)
by: William Zachs
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This volume tells the vivid and fascinating story of the founder of one of London's major publishing houses. Dr Zachs draws on a uniquely rich archive to paint a new and clearer picture of the book trade during a critical period of its history.
As yet there is no good general introduction to the 18th-century book London trade, and after John Feather's excellent _History of British Publishing_, I knew of no single place to send students interested in the subject before the publication of William Zachs' new book. One of its strengths is the accuracy of its title: it really IS about Murray and the later c18 London book trade, and not simply a portrait of Murray. As a result, it provides the best general introduction I know to the circumstances of retail bookselling and publishing, not just in London but in the British Isles, as well, during the important period when these two trades were in the process of separating, and I think it belongs in every one's institutional collections, as well as in the personal libraries of those interested in the history of the English book trade. My own understanding of the circumstances of London bookselling and publishing of the century has been considerably improved by reading this book.
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As yet there is no good general introduction to the 18th-century book London trade, and after John Feather's excellent _History of British Publishing_, I knew of no single place to send students interested in the subject before the publication of William Zachs' new book. One of its strengths is the accuracy of its title: it really IS about Murray and the later c18 London book trade, and not simply a portrait of Murray. As a result, it provides the best general introduction I know to the circumstances of retail bookselling and publishing, not just in London but in the British Isles, as well, during the important period when these two trades were in the process of separating, and I think it belongs in every one's institutional collections, as well as in the personal libraries of those interested in the history of the English book trade. My own understanding of the circumstances of London bookselling and publishing of the century has been considerably improved by reading this book.
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