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The British book trades, 1710-1777 : an index of masters and apprentices recorded in the Inland Revenue registers at the Public Record Office, Kew.
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ISBN: 0950730610 Year: 1985 Volume: vol 2 Publisher: Exeter [by the author]


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The provincial book trade in eighteenth-century England
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ISBN: 0521303346 0521055520 0511552890 Year: 1985 Volume: vol *6 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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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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