[First Edition] The Romance of Bookselling: A History...

The Romance of Bookselling: A History from the Earliest Times to the Twentieth Century. Mumby, Frank A. London: Chapman & Hall, 1910. With a bibliography by W. H. Peet. Narrative covers bookselling from its earlies days, publishing and publishers, important booksellers of the day, printing, Shakespeare's publishers, licensing, auctions, the Golden Age, and more. Well illustrated. Scores of photographic illustrations including a frontispiece portrait of Jacob Tonson, an 18th century bookseller and publisher. Thick hardcover, 491 pages. Gilt titles on front and spine and small debossed designs on cover. Inside front cover slightly toned from where something was once laid in. Small round dot on spine. Firmly bound.

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