London Book Trades, 1775-1800. A preliminary checklist of members
Details:
- Author(s) Maxted, Ian F
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1977
- Pages 257pp
- Publisher Wm Dawson & Co
- Place Published Folkestone
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
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Based in part on a MA Librarianship dissertation, Sheffield University. Forms a 'checklist of members of the book and allied trades in the London area' covering c4,000 individuals and firms - printers, booksellers, stationers, engravers, bookbinders, papermakers, music sellers, etc. For each provides a text giving addresses, timespans, occupation(s), specialisations, business connections, etc. Also provides statistics based on analysis of the population