American Literary Publishing in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: The Business of Ticknor and Fields

by Michael Winship

This is a study of some of the central questions in literary publishing in mid-nineteenth-century North America and Britain, addressed through examination of the unusually rich archives of a unique publishing firm. Boston-based Ticknor and Fields, one of the pre-eminent literary publishers of its time, enjoyed close links with Britain, and also developed new production, distribution, and marketing skills as the settlement of North America pushed ever...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521526663
• ISBN13: 9780521526661
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"