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Excerpt from The Millers of Haddington, Dunbar and Dunfermline: A Record of Scottish Bookselling
IT is curious that amid the multitude of books written on the history of British literature, little attention should have been given to the agencies by means of which the printed book reached the hands of those for whom it was prepared. Booksellers and bookselling have been almost entirely neglected. No great trade, says Mr. Augustine Birrell, has an obscurer history than the book trade. It seems to lie choked in mountains of dust which it would be suicidal to disturb. Men have lived from time to time of literary skill - Dr. Johnson was one of them - who had knowledge, extensive and peculiar, of the traditions and practices of ''the trade,'' as it is proudly styled by its votaries but nobody has ever thought it worth while to make record of his knowledge, which accordingly.
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IT is curious that amid the multitude of books written on the history of British literature, little attention should have been given to the agencies by means of which the printed book reached the hands of those for whom it was prepared. Booksellers and bookselling have been almost entirely neglected. No great trade, says Mr. Augustine Birrell, has an obscurer history than the book trade. It seems to lie choked in mountains of dust which it would be suicidal to disturb. Men have lived from time to time of literary skill - Dr. Johnson was one of them - who had knowledge, extensive and peculiar, of the traditions and practices of ''the trade,'' as it is proudly styled by its votaries but nobody has ever thought it worth while to make record of his knowledge, which accordingly.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
W. J. Couper
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780656012602
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
Page Count - 355
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Contributors
Author
W. J. Couper
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ISBN - 9781331908364
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
Page Count - 357
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