The Publishers Association 1896-1946

Klappentext This is the story of how the Publishing Association evolved from the nineteenth century to after World War II. Zusammenfassung This 1970 text tells the story of the Publishing Association! called into being by the crisis in British bookselling in the nineteenth century and how the Publishing Association evolved from the nineteenth century to after World War II. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction: the 1852 verdict; 1. 1895-1900: the founding of the Association and the Net Book Agreement; 2. 1901-1908: through the Book War; 3. 1908-1914: copyright and novel prices; 4. 1914-1919: World War I; 5. 1919-1927: reconstruction and strikes; 6. 1924-1930: new aims and opportunities; 7. 1931-1939 (1): the Great Depression, markets and rights; 8. 1931-1939 (2): book clubs, Book Tokens, book weeks; 9. 1939-1946 (1): World War II: the book front; 10. 1939-1946 (2): World War II: the export markets, trade relations at home; Epilogue: the 1962 verdict; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: R. J. L. Kingsford, R.j.l. Kingsford
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.03.2010
• EAN: 9780521130844
• ISBN: 978-0-521-13084-4
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; 20th Century, REFERENCE / Bibliographies & Indexes, c 1800 to c 1900, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Publishing industry & book trade, Bibliographies, catalogues