The nature and uses of eighteenth-century book subscription lists
By: Hugh Reid ; with a foreword by John Vance.
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lewiston, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780773437579
Subjects: Booksellers and bookselling -- Great Britain -- Colportage, subscription trade, etc. -- History -- 18th century; Book industries and trade -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century; Books and reading -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century; Authors and readers -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The eighteenth century book trade; title: The role and nature of subscription lists; title: Getting subscriptions and the reputation of the practice; title: Previous studies; title: Further approaches to the study of subscription lists and some caveats.