First John Murray and the Late Eighteenth-Century London Book Trade With a Checklist of His Publications

Name: First John Murray and the Late Eighteenth-Century London Book Trade With a Checklist of His Publications
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ISBN: 9780197261910

ISBN-10: 0197261914

ISBN-13: 9780197261910

Edition: 1998

Authors: William Zachs

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A remarkably complete record of both John Murray's business career (1768-1793) and his private life is preserved in the archive of the London publishing house which still bears his name. Dr Zachs fully exploits this material to chart Murray's success in the competitive book trade - success achieved by his imaginative use of the many new practices which were revolutionizing the industry. The accounts of Murray's negotiations with authors and other traders, and the details of how he produced and marketed his publications, lay bare the fundamental economics of the book trade. Simultaneously, Dr Zachs tells the story of a remarkable life. Murray was a complicated man, honest and hypocritical,…

Book details

List price: $96.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: British Academy
Publication date: 12/1/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 434
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 2.134
Language: English



List of Plates


List of Tables and Figures


Acknowledgements


Notes on the Text


Chronology


Family Tree


Introduction



Early Years



Thirty-two Fleet Street, at the Sign of the Ship



The Eighteenth-Century Book Trade



Dealing with Authors



The London Trade



Trade Outside London



The Irish Trade



Family Matters



Diversity and Specialisation



A Litigious and Disputatious Nature



Periodical Publications



The Politics of a Bookseller



Later Years


A Checklist of Murray Publications, 1768-1795


Index of Murray Publications


A Bibliography of Pamphlets Written



Bibliography


Index