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The Provincial Book Trade in Eighteenth-Century England

The Provincial Book Trade in Eighteenth-Century England

Feather, John

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Studies in Publishing and Printing History

Business of Writing

ISBN10: 0521055520
ISBN13: 9780521055529
Publisher: Cambridge
Published: Feb 11 2008
Pages: 196
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.45 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
It was not until the eighteenth century that books became widely available throughout the whole of England. Publishing remained largely London-based, but the provincial market grew steadily in importance. In this study, drawing on a wide range of primary sources, John Feather traces the economic, social and cultural forces which made possible this fundamental change, and assesses the impact of the metropolitan printed word on provincial society. He discusses the important issues of copyright and piracy; the various financial arrangements between booksellers and publishers; and above all the elaborate distribution and agency systems that enabled London publishers to retain their effective stranglehold by penetrating the provincial market at every level.

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