Charles Welsh
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 ... of Printing, Publishing and Libraries
Paperback
(Cambridge University Press June 10, 2010)
, Reprint edition
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.
- Series
- Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries
- ISBN
- 1108012795 / 9781108012799
- Pages
- 404
- Weight
- 20.8 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 0.9 in.
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