Serial Publication in England Before 1750 by Wiles, R.M

Cambridge University Press, 1957. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:

Cambridge University Press, 1957. Book. Good. hardback. hardback, russet cloth lettered gilt to spine, lacking dust jacket. An ex-library copy but the binding remains tight and the body of text is clean and unmarked, xv + 391pp.

Very Good. Cambridge, 1957; orange cloth covered boards with gold spine titles; top of spine is torn; spine and edges are faded; 8vo, 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall; no jacket; Ex library with typical stamps and markings, otherwise interior is clean and unmarked. 391 pages.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Serial Publication in England Before 1750.

University Press, Cambridge, first edition, 1957. Cloth, 8vo, 22 cm,. xv, 391 pp, facs. From a contemporary review: "After a general survey, brief but competent, of the book market of the period, the author first gives detailed attention to such 'serials' as the regularly published series of volumes or booklets of 'celebrated plays', &c.; the publication of instalments of works of all kinds in successive issues of early newspapers; and the occasional change from integral instalments to separately printed 'supplements' capable of being collected and subsequently bound. He then turns to his main interest - the books which were issued in weekly monthly fascicules at prices, usually from a few pence to a shilling, low enough tempt those readers who normally never bought a book. These 'number books' cover a wide range of interests. Some were obviously catch-penny productions designed to appeal to the salacious, such as the Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia… Read More

London: Cambridge University Press, 1957. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1957 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine crown. Octavo, 391 pgs.

Cambridge University Press CUP , pp. 426 . Papeback. New.

Paperback / softback. New. This 1957 text was first thorough account of the serial publication of books in the eighteenth century. Professor Wiles shows how English publishers, first by serialization in newspapers and then by releasing instalments of a work in progress, made new and old books available to a great number of readers.

Cambridge University Press, 2012-03-28. paperback. New. 5x1x8. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing