Publishing and Bookselling: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Frank Arthur Mumby; Editor-Ian Norrie - 1982-10-28

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Good.

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Bell & Hyman. Used - Acceptable. Used - Acceptable. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library with wear and barcode page may have been removed. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks, rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry.

London: Bell & Hyman, 1982. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket (lightly rubbed). NOT price clipped (£12.95 net). NO chips. NO tears. NO fading. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp -- probably never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1982. Sixth Edition, Revised. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original blue boards, stamped in shiny gold. From the dust jacket: "Mumby's PUBLISHING AND BOOKSELLING became a standard text on the history of the British book trade soon after its publication in 1930 and has remained so throughout its many subsequent editions. In 1974 it was revised and updated by Ian Norrie, who contributed a major section devoted specifically to the period 1870-1970. Since then much has happened and the present book, although based on Ian Norrie's part of the 1974 Mumby, has been substantially re-written and… Read More

Bell, 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The jacket is slightly rubbed. Internally clean and tightly bound.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Bell & Hyman, London, sixth edition, 1982. Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm,. 253 pp. From the blurb: "Mumby's Publishing and Bookselling became a standard text on the history of the British book trade soon after its publication in 1930 and has remained so throughout its many subsequent editions. In 1974 it was revised and updated by Ian Norrie, who contributed a major section devoted specifically to the period 1870-1970. Since then much has happened and the present book, although based on Ian Norrie's part of the 1974 Mumby, has been substantially re-written and re-structured to include the most recent directions taken by the trade in response to changing national and international markets. Ian Norrie records, in his uniquely lively and lucid style, the up-to-date chronicles of publishing houses and booksellers in every part of the British Isles, drawing attention, by so doing, to the trends that underlie these individual histories. In addition he includes more general surveys of the major issues… Read More

London, Bell & Hyman Ltd. 1982. Original publisher's paper-covered boards, gilt lettering spine, pictorial dustjacket, 6th edition [facs. revised & reset ed. 1974], large 8vo: 254pp., appendices, general bibliography, abbreviations, index. Very fine copy.

Bell And Hyman, 1982. 5th or later Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book itself near fine in very good unclipped dust jacket. Jacket has small repaired tear to rear upper top edge otherwise near fine. Very clean throughout

London: Bell & Hyman, 1982. First Thus. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 253 pp. Sixth edition. Some scuffing to dustjacket.