Dublin's Trade in Books 1550-1800

ISBN-13: 9780198184096 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 296 str.

M. Pollard

Opis

This is the first book to examine the Irish book trade as exemplified by the bookselling practices of Dublin. Previous studies have focused mainly on the English trade discussing Irish practices only as a footnote. This study focuses on Ireland, and draws on a wealth of material including daybooks, imprints, advertisements, and books themselves to build a detailed picture of the fortunes and practices of Irish bookselling. Pollard not only discusses relations with London, but looks in detail at the market at home, the structure and economic background of the Dublin trade, what books were published, and for whom. In addition, Pollard examines the significant expansion of the book trade during the 18th century, and provides the first survey of imports and exports revealing just how many books entered Ireland, and the supply of Dublin books to overseas markets.

Recenzje

a cause for celebration ... one of the most welcome books on the early modern book trade to appear in recent years ... Written with great economy and verve, it is brimful with original evidence ... Pollard gives many leads for further research ... her book sets the highest standards for its successors.

Spis treści

List of illustrations; List of tables; List of graphs; Abbreviations; Legal restraints and censorship 100-1800; Bookselling before 1700; Implications of the Copyright Act: Dublin's relations with London; Prices, exports, imports The Dublin book trade and the home market; Appendix; List of sources; Index