The British literary book trade, 1700-1820 [electronic resource] / James K. Bracken and Joel Silver, editors.

Contributor Bracken, James K, editor.

Imprint:Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research, 1995.

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Note:John Almon -William Bingley - William Blackwood and Sons, Ltd. -William Blake - Cadell - William Collins Sons and Company - Archibald Constable and Company - J. Coote - Joseph Cottle -William Creech - Edmund Curll - Thomas Davies - Edward and Charles Dilly - Anne Dodd - R. Dodsley - James Edwards - George Faulkner - Robert and Andrew Foulis - M.J. Godwin and Company - Ralph Griffiths - Joseph Johnson - J.J. and P. Knapton - Longman - Andrew Millar - The Minerva Press - Benjamin Motte Jr. - John Murray - John Newbery - Samuel Richardson - Charles Rivington - James Roberts -Simkin and Marshall - William Smellie - Smith, Elder and Company -William Strahan - The Strawberry Hill Press - Effingham Wilson.

Note:Chronicles the period of transition for the British book trade that saw the emergence of some great manes of the trade, but was also a time when publishing firms most often were still controlled by single individuals who made judgments based on literary merit, political alliances and pressures, friendships, or the prospect of high profits.

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