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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798074503321

Autore

Hruschka John <1956->

Titolo

How books came to America : the rise of the American book trade / / John Hruschka

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , 2012

ISBN

0-271-06838-8

0-271-07227-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 226 pages)

Collana

The Penn State series in the history of the book

Disciplina

381/.450020973

Soggetti

Book industries and trade - United States - History

Publishers and publishing - United States - History

Booksellers and bookselling - United States - History

German imprints - United States - History

Book industries and trade - Great Britain - History

Book industries and trade - Germany - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Creating new worlds -- Inventing America in the English book trade -- Creating book trades in English America -- Creating German books in the new world -- Re-creating the London book trade in the United States -- Revolutions in American book production technology -- Transplanting the German book trade to the United States -- The evolution of the American book business -- Becoming a German bookseller in the United States -- Creating a German bookstore in Philadelphia -- The evolution of an American publisher -- Creating an independent American publisher -- Imposing order on the American book trade -- Creating the office of Publishers' weekly -- Celebrating the book trade in the new world -- The end of the beginning -- Inventing the future American book trade.

Sommario/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"--Provided by publisher.