How Books Came to America - The Rise of the American Book Trade

About the author

John Hruschka is Assistant Professor of English at the Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Summary

Traces the development of the American book trade from the colonial era through the twentieth century. Explores the technological, historical, cultural, political, and personal forces that shaped the trade, paying particular attention to the contributions of the German bookseller Frederick Leypoldt and his journal Publishers Weekly.

Product details

• Authors: John Hruschka, John (Assistant Professor Hruschka, Hruschka John
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.01.2012
• EAN: 9780271050812
• ISBN: 978-0-271-05081-2
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 499 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Series: Penn State Series in the History of the Book
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Books, History of the Americas, Publishing industry & book trade, Publishing and book trade