The Provincial Book Trade in Eighteenth-Century England by John Feather

The Provincial Book Trade in Eighteenth-Century England by John Feather

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.

John Feather has been Professor of Library and Information Studies at Loughborough University in the UK since 1988, having previously worked at the Bodleian Library, Oxford. He has a wide range of expertise in the field, including preservation management. Among his previous books are Preservation and the Management of Library Collections (Second Edition, 1996) and, with Graham Matthews and Paul Eden, Preservation Management. Policies and practices in British libraries (1996). He is a former Chair of the Rare Books Group of the Library Association, and has served on many international and national professional committees.

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ISBN 13	9780521055529
ISBN 10	0521055520
Title	The Provincial Book Trade in Eighteenth-Century England
Author	John Feather
Series	Cambridge Studies In Publishing And Printing History
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2008-02-11
Number of pages	196
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