Women booksellers in the twentieth century : hidden behind the bookshelves / Samantha J. Rayner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rayner, Samantha J., author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in publishing and book culture, 2514-8524.

Cambridge elements. Elements in publishing and book culture, 2514-8524

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women booksellers--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Women booksellers.

Booksellers and bookselling--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Booksellers and bookselling.

Women in the book industries and trade--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Women in the book industries and trade.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (110 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

The British women booksellers who built and ran successful businesses before, during, and after the Second World War have largely been forgotten. This Element seeks to reclaim some of these histories from where they lie hidden or obscured in archives, accounts of the book trade of the time, and other sources. Though they were often called 'formidable', this research reveals astonishing impact at local, national, and international levels. Divided into four main sections, the Element first gives a literature review of materials about booksellers, before giving a short context to bookselling, the book trade, and book buyers and readers of the early twentieth century. A third section examines the position of women in society at that time, including how they were viewed as part of the book trade; the final section provides histories of nine women booksellers. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Jan 2025).

ISBN:

9781108576529

1108576524

9781108603607

1108603602

9781108658584

110865858X

Access Restriction:

Open Access. Unrestricted online access