The romance of book selling: a history from the earliest times to the twentieth century

Contents

The beginnings of the book world.--Through the dark ages.--The dawn of printing.--The book trade under Queen Elizabeth.--Shakespeare's publishers.--Through the reign of James I.--Charles I. and the commonwealth.--The restoration and the revolution.--The early eighteenth century.--In Dr. Johnson's day.--The end of the golden age of bookselling.--The last half-century.--Publishers of to-day.--Appendix I. The original charter of the Stationers' company, granted by Philip and Mary, 1557.--Appendix II. Bibliography of publishing and bookselling. By W.H. Peet <Reprinted (with additions) from Notes and queries>--Index.