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Autore |
West James L. W |
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Titolo |
American authors and the literary marketplace since 1900 [[electronic resource] /] / James L.W. West III |
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Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1990, c1988 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-89729-6 |
0-8122-0453-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (186 p.) |
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Collana |
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A Publication of the A.S.W. Rosenbach fellowship in bibliography |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Literature publishing - United States - History - 20th century |
Authors and publishers - United States - History - 20th century |
Authors and readers - United States - History - 20th century |
American literature - 20th century - History and criticism |
Books and reading - United States - History - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-163) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Authorship -- Chapter 2. Publishing -- Chapter 3. Distribution -- Chapter 4. The Editor -- Chapter 5. The Agent -- Chapter 6. The Magazine Market -- Chapter 7. Subsidiary fights -- Permissions -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book examines literary authorship in the twentieth century and covers such topics as publishing, book distribution, the trade editor, the literary agent, the magazine market, subsidiary rights, and the blockbuster mentality. |
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