Publishing and Bookselling: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present Day

Frank Arthur Mumby

Verlag: Jonathan Cape, London, 1949

The second revised edition of Frank Mumby's fascinating history of the publishing and bookselling world, from the library of William Foyle, the co-founder of Foyles bookshop The second revised edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with ten in-text illustrations. Collated, complete. In this engaging work, Frank Arthur Mumby explores the history of publishing and bookselling from Roman Britain to the end of the Second World War. Mumby includes information concerning the development of notable publishers such as the Clarendon Press, the Bodley Head, the Stationers' Company, Penguin, the Cambridge Press, and many others. He also discusses the publication of The Compleat Angler, Robinson Crusoe, and the First Folio, among others.From the library of W. A. Foyle at Beeleigh Abbey. William Foyle was the co-founder of Foyles bookshop, founding the leading bookshop in 1903 alongside his brother. He purchased Beeleigh Abbey during the Second World War, an impressive twelfth century monastery in Essex, which became home to his library, one the largest private libraries in England. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with a little fading to the front board and spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 912M20

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Publishing and Bookselling: A History from ...
Verlag: Jonathan Cape, London
Erscheinungsdatum: 1949
Einband: Cloth
Illustrator: Not Stated
Zustand: Very Good Indeed
Art des Buches: book