Fifty years'recollections of an old bookseller; consisting of anecdotes, characteristic sketches, and original traits and eccentricities of Authors, Artists, Actors, Books, Booksellers, and of the Periodical Press for the last half century ... including some extraordinary circumstances relative to the letters of Junius, and a chain of corroborative evidence respecting their Author ... and an unlimited retrospect, etc. [The preface signed: W. W., i.e. William West.]

Fifty years'recollections of an old bookseller; consisting of anecdotes, characteristic sketches, and original traits and eccentricities of Authors, Artists, Actors, Books, Booksellers, and of the Periodical Press for the last half century ... including some extraordinary circumstances relative to the letters of Junius, and a chain of corroborative evidence respecting their Author ... and an unlimited retrospect, etc. [The preface signed: W. W., i.e. William West.]
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Synopsis Fifty years'recollections of an old bookseller; consisting of anecdotes, characteristic sketches, and original traits and eccentricities of Authors, Artists, Actors, Books, Booksellers, and of the Periodical Press for the last half century ... including some extraordinary circumstances relative to the letters of Junius, and a chain of corroborative evidence respecting their Author ... and an unlimited retrospect, etc. [The preface signed: W. W., i.e. William West.] by : William WEST (Bookseller.)

The Journals of Thomas Babington Macaulay

The Journals of Thomas Babington Macaulay
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 1669
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ISBN-10 : 9781040156131
ISBN-13 : 1040156134
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Synopsis The Journals of Thomas Babington Macaulay by : William Thomas

Presents the candid diary of Thomas Macaulay, Victorian statesman, historian and author of "The History of England". This work shows how, spanning the period 1838 to 1859, the journal is the longest work from Macaulay's pen. It states that these unique manuscripts held at Trinity College, Cambridge, are most revealing of all his writings.

A Bibliography of Printing

A Bibliography of Printing
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 129
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ISBN-10 : 9781108074346
ISBN-13 : 1108074340
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis A Bibliography of Printing by : E. C. Bigmore

This three-volume bibliography of printing, published 1880-6, quickly became a classic reference work, and is still of value today.

A History of Longmans and Their Books, 1724-1990

A History of Longmans and Their Books, 1724-1990
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Total Pages : 610
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015080856183
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Synopsis A History of Longmans and Their Books, 1724-1990 by : Asa Briggs

"Social historian Briggs tells the story of Longmans' role in the book trade and its international, social, economic, intellectual, and cultural history. The UK's oldest commercial publisher, they have produced numerous books on law, medicine, religion, science, sport, reference, and education. Includes index, over 260 illustrations, and five appendices"--Provided by publisher.