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Order Nr. 32807 ANNALS OF AMERICAN BOOKSELLING, 1638-1850. Henry Walcott Boynton

ANNALS OF AMERICAN BOOKSELLING, 1638-1850.

New Castle: Oak Knoll Books, 1991. 8vo. cloth. (13), x, 209 pages. Reprint of the first edition, with a new introduction by Joseph Rosenblum. A fine copy. This work first appeared in 1932 to celebrate the 125th anniversary of its publisher, John Wiley and Sons. Boynton was interested in the colorful figures that populated the book world of early America and tells their fascinating story in an entertaining manner. His account begins with the establishment..... READ MORE

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                    CONTENTS 
PREFACE                                       V 
   I. BACKGROUND                              1 
  II. BEGINNINGS: THE CAMBRIDGE PRESS        18 
 III. BOOKSELLING IN BOSTON, 1657-1711       34 
  IV. PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK, 1689-
1723                                         52 
   V. THE FRANKLINS                          65 
  VI. SMALL-TOWN PIONEERS                    83 
 VII. BOOKSELLERS OF THE REVOLUTION: NEW 
      YORK                                   98 
VIII. BOOKSELLERS OF THE REVOLUTION: 
      PHILADELPHIA AND BOSTON               114 
  IX. THE POST-REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD         123 
   X. THE TURN OF THE CENTURY               138 
  XI. NEW YORK ARRIVES                      152 
 XII. WILEYS AND PUTNAMS                    166 
XIII. APPLETONS AND HARPERS                 180 
 XIV. THE BOSTON RENAISSANCE                188 
SOURCE BOOKS                                196 
INDEX                                       199