A Publisher And His Friends
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
Published: October 31, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9781421924724
Subjects: Writing & editing guides; Editors, Journalists, Publishers; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; Literary; Publishing
First sentence: The publishing house of Murray dates from the year 1768, in which year John MacMurray, a lieutenant of Marines, having retired from the service on half-pay, purchased the bookselling business of William Sandby, at the sign of the "Ship," No. 32, Fleet Street, opposite St. Dunstan's Church.