Bookseller of the Last Century

Being Some Account of the Life of John Newbery, and of the Books He Published, with a Notice of the Later Newberys
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-108-01279-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 404 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 568 g

Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Printing and Publishing History

Charles Welsh's account of the achievements of John Newbery was first published in 1885. Newbery is best known as the pioneering publisher of good-quality children's books such as A Little Pretty Pocket-Book and Little Goody Two-Shoes. In many ways he can be regarded as the first publisher who created and marketed books specifically for children. He was an associate of Samuel Johnson and Oliver Goldsmith, and founded a number of newspapers that published some of their works. Welsh also draws attention to a less well known aspect of Newbery's diverse business ventures: his involvement in the selling of patent medicines. The author chronicles the immediate successors to the Newbery business and includes a lengthy summary of the son Francis Newbery's autobiography. The illustrated book contains a number of appendices including John Newbery's will, lists of his publications and some of the newspapers with which he was associated.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Welsh, Charles

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft Verlagswesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; 1. Ancestors; 2. Removal to St Paul's Churchyard; 3. First employment of Goldsmith; 4. John Newbery's character; 5. Newbery's will; 6. Books for children in the reign of Queen Anne; 7. Francis Newbery; Appendices; Index.