My Account Log in

1 option

The bookselling system : letter to the Right Hon. Lord Campbell, respecting the late enquiry into the regulations of the Booksellers' Association, more particularly in reference to the causes which led to its dissolution, the charges against the retail booksellers by which that dissolution was effected, and the consequences to authors likely to result from unrestricted competition in the sale of new works / by a Retail Bookseller.

Making of the Modern World, Part 4: 1800-1890 Available online

View online
Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Bigg, James, author.
Contributor:
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870, writer of added commentary.
Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881, writer of added commentary.
Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903, writer of added commentary.
Lewis, George Cornewall, Sir, 1806-1863, writer of added commentary.
Campbell, Lord, addressee.
Series:
Making of the Modern World, Part IV: 1800-1890.
Making of the Modern World, Part IV: 1800-1890
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Booksellers' Association (London, England).
Booksellers and bookselling--England--History.
Booksellers and bookselling.
Books--Prices--England--History.
Books.
Price fixing--England--History.
Price fixing.
Bigg, James author.
Bigg, James.
Campbell, Lord--Correspondence.
Campbell.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (46 pages)
Place of Publication:
Westminster : James Bigg and Sons, 1852.
Notes:
"A Retail Bookseller" is James Bigg. Cf. page 46.
Includes the testimony of Dickens, Carlyle, Spencer, G.C. Lewis and others.
Reproduction of the original from the Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature, Senate House Library, University of London.
Shelfmark number: [G.L.] B.852.
Local Notes:
Handwriting on title page: "The editor of the Naval and ?tary gazette with M. Biggs compliments."
Presented by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, 1903.
OCLC:
1198245356
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.

My Account

Shelf Request an item Bookmarks Fines and fees Settings

Guides

Using the Library Catalog Using Articles+ Library Account