How Books Came to America : The Rise of the American Book Trade.
Hruschka, John.
How Books Came to America : The Rise of the American Book Trade. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (246 pages) - Penn State Series in the History of the Book Series . - Penn State Series in the History of the Book Series .
COVER Front -- CIP Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Notes to Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Creating New Worlds -- Notes to Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2: Inventing America in the English Book Trade -- Notes to Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3: Creating Book Trades in English America -- Notes to Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4: Creating German Books in the New World -- Notes to Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5: Re-creating the London Book Trade in the United States -- Notes to Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6: Revolutions in American Book Production Technology -- Notes to Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7: Transplanting the German Book Trade to the United States -- Notes to Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8: The Evolution of the American Book Business -- Notes to Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9: Becoming a German Bookseller in the United States -- Notes to Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10: Creating a German Bookstore in Philadelphia -- Notes to Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11: The Evolution of an American Publisher -- Notes to Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12: Creating an Independent American Publisher -- Notes to Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13: Imposing Order on the American Book Trade -- Notes to Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14: Creating the Office of Publishers' Weekly -- Notes to Chapter 14 -- Chapter 15: Celebrating the Book Trade in the New World -- Notes to Chapter 15 -- Chapter 16: The End of the Beginning -- Notes to Chapter 16 -- Chapter 17: Inventing the Future American Book Trade -- Notes to Chapter 17 -- Notes -- Index -- COVER Back.
No detailed description available for "How Books Came to America".
9780271068381
Leypoldt, Frederick,-1835-1884.
Publishers weekly-History.
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.
Electronic books.
Z473 / .H787 2012
How Books Came to America : The Rise of the American Book Trade. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (246 pages) - Penn State Series in the History of the Book Series . - Penn State Series in the History of the Book Series .
COVER Front -- CIP Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Notes to Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Creating New Worlds -- Notes to Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2: Inventing America in the English Book Trade -- Notes to Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3: Creating Book Trades in English America -- Notes to Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4: Creating German Books in the New World -- Notes to Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5: Re-creating the London Book Trade in the United States -- Notes to Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6: Revolutions in American Book Production Technology -- Notes to Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7: Transplanting the German Book Trade to the United States -- Notes to Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8: The Evolution of the American Book Business -- Notes to Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9: Becoming a German Bookseller in the United States -- Notes to Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10: Creating a German Bookstore in Philadelphia -- Notes to Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11: The Evolution of an American Publisher -- Notes to Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12: Creating an Independent American Publisher -- Notes to Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13: Imposing Order on the American Book Trade -- Notes to Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14: Creating the Office of Publishers' Weekly -- Notes to Chapter 14 -- Chapter 15: Celebrating the Book Trade in the New World -- Notes to Chapter 15 -- Chapter 16: The End of the Beginning -- Notes to Chapter 16 -- Chapter 17: Inventing the Future American Book Trade -- Notes to Chapter 17 -- Notes -- Index -- COVER Back.
No detailed description available for "How Books Came to America".
9780271068381
Leypoldt, Frederick,-1835-1884.
Publishers weekly-History.
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.
Electronic books.
Z473 / .H787 2012