Publishing and bookselling: a history from the earliest times to the present day. / With a bibliography by W.H. Peet, rev. by F.A.M.
by Mumby, Frank Arthur (1872-1954)
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London New York: J. Cape; R.R. Bowker Co., 1949. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 439 pages illustrations 23 cm. First pub. in 1910 under title: The romance of book selling. Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-421). Subjects; Booksellers and bookselling, Great Britain. Publishers and publishing Geschichte. Peet, W. H. Mumby, Frank Arthur (1872-1954).
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- Title
- Publishing and bookselling: a history from the earliest times to the present day. / With a bibliography by W.H. Peet, rev. by F.A.M.
- Author
- Mumby, Frank Arthur (1872-1954)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Publisher
- London New York: J. Cape; R.R. Bowker Co.
- Date Published
- 1949
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