MODERN PUBLICATIONS, And NEW EDITIONS Of VALUABLE STANDARD WORKS, Printed for M. Carey & Son, No. 126, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Oct. 1817

[Trade Catalogue]. Carey, Matthew [1760 - 1839]. Carey, Henry Charles [1793 - 1879]

Verlag: M. Carey & Son, Philadelphia, 1817

Beschreibung

23, [1] pp. 12mo. 7-3/4" x 4-3/8" Carey, beginning his career in 1785, was a monumental figure in the early history of US publishing. to quote Tebbel, "Carey accomplished so many noteworthy things that it is difficult to choose which to mention. . Carey's influence on publishing history went beyond his list, however. His success as a bookseller, his efforts to organize the trade and to improve the distribution of books, were as notable as what he published." [Tebbel, HISTORY v1, pp. 106 - 109]. Carey took his son, Henry Charles, into business with him in 1817, so this a very early trade catalogue from one of the premier publishing firms of the early 19th C. Rare. Some dust soiling & age toning. Very Good. Publisher's printed self wrappers, sewn. Disbound, lacking other wrappers? Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve 1st printing thus (cf. Romaine, p. 70 for a similar catalogue for March 1817). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 40639

Bibliografische Details

Titel: MODERN PUBLICATIONS, And NEW EDITIONS Of ...

Verlag: M. Carey & Son, Philadelphia

Erscheinungsdatum: 1817

Einband: Softcover

Auflage: 1. Auflage