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

Info autore

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

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Hruschka, Hruschka John, John (Assistant Professor Hruschka
• Editore: University Presses
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 20.01.2012
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Singoli rami economici, branche
• EAN: 9780271050812
• ISBN: 978-0-271-05081-2
• Illustrazioni: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 15.2 x 22.9 x 2.4 cm
• Peso (della confezione): 499 g
• Serie: Penn State Series in the History of the Book
• Categorie: USA, US, Harper, Benjamin Franklin, Holt, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Books, United States, Dewey, History of the Americas, Publishing industry & book trade, Publishing and book trade, Hruschka, Frederick Leypoldt, Penn State Series in the History of the Book, Robert Hoe, joseph Glover, Conrad Beisel, American Book Trade, Ticknor and Fields, Melvil