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The book in America; a history of the making and selling of books in the United States, by Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt in collaboration with Lawrence C. Wroth and Rollo G. Silver

Catalog Data

Author:
Lehmann-Haupt, Hellmut 1903-  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 493 p. 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1951
[c1951]
Notes:
First published in Leipzig in 1937 under title: Das amerikanische Buchwesen.
Contents:
Book production and distribution from the beginning to the American Revolution, by L.C. Wroth.--Book production and distribution from the American Revolution to the War between the States, by L.C. Wroth and R.G. Silver.--Book production and distribution from 1860 to the present day, by H. Lehmann-Haupt.--Bibliography (p. 422-466)
Topic:
Printing--History  Search this
Booksellers and bookselling  Search this
Publishers and publishing  Search this
Libraries  Search this
Book collectors  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_102436