Fairs, markets and the itinerant book trade
By: edited by Robin Myers, Michael Harris and Giles Mandelbrote.
Contributors: Myers, Robin.; Harris, Michael, 1938-; Mandelbrote, Giles.
Series: Publishing pathways
Publisher: Oak Knoll Press; British Library
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New Castle, DE; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781584562009; 9780712349840
Subjects: Book industries and trade -- Great Britain -- History.; Booksellers and bookselling -- Great Britain -- History.; Markets -- Great Britain -- History.; Fairs -- Great Britain -- History.
Other titles: Fairs, markets & the itinerant book trade.
Notes: "The present volume is based on papers given at the 27th annual conference on book trade history, sponsored by the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association and held, in 2005, at the Society of Antiquaries.  It explores some of the ways in which the open-air book trade contributed to the cultural life of Europe.  The contributors show how the early 'Latin' trade in learned books flourished at the urban fairs, while cheap popular books were spread through the countryside by pedlars and hawkers.  At the same time, small books and broadside ballads were also distributed within urban areas by street traders, balladeers and the so-called 'walking stationers', who operated from makeshift stalls and barrows."--Introduction.

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Includes bibliographical references and index (p. 213-223).
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