Publishing and Bookselling, A History from the Earliest Times to the Present Day
by Mumby, Frank Arthur
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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About This Item
Gilt-titled publisher's brown cloth a little faded to the spine and front inner hinge. Comprehensive history of the British book trade from its beginning to the second world war. With an extensive bibliography on publishing and bookselling by W.H. Peet (pages 379 – 421), and with 10 black and white illustrations.
This copy also contains a publicity postcard from Jonathan Cape Ltd., the original 1949 (Swedish) sales receipt, and a used Swedish postcard - possibly having used by the book owner as a bookmark?
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- Bookseller
- John Atkins (ES)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0183
- Title
- Publishing and Bookselling, A History from the Earliest Times to the Present Day
- Author
- Mumby, Frank Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Cloth covered boards.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1949, new and revised edition
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Book History Selling and Publishing;
- Size
- 8vo.
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