Order Nr. 61234 AMERICAN AUTHORS AND THE LITERARY MARKETPLACE SINCE 1900. James L. W. West.

AMERICAN AUTHORS AND THE LITERARY MARKETPLACE SINCE 1900.

  • Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, (1990).
  • stiff paper wrappers. (xii)
  • 172 pages.

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Order Nr. 61234

First paperback edition of 1988 first edition. A fine copy. An interesting study of authors and the effect of commercial pressures on their work. Discusses authorship and publishing in general and then goes on to look at distribution, the editor and agent, the magazine market, subsidiary rights and blockbusters. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books.