Golden Multitudes: The Story of Best Sellers in the United States, Volume 10Macmillan Company, 1947 - 357 pages |
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Page 117
... brought out a single - volume edition at 371⁄2 cents , and a copiously illus- trated issue for the Christmas trade . The cheap volume stimulated sales which had scarcely declined at all , and brought the total to more than three hundred ...
... brought out a single - volume edition at 371⁄2 cents , and a copiously illus- trated issue for the Christmas trade . The cheap volume stimulated sales which had scarcely declined at all , and brought the total to more than three hundred ...
Page 133
... brought out Jane Eyre , which had just made a great popular success in London . “ Jane Eyre , by Currer Bell , " said the title- page . At the same time , they brought out another book which had just been published in England ...
... brought out Jane Eyre , which had just made a great popular success in London . “ Jane Eyre , by Currer Bell , " said the title- page . At the same time , they brought out another book which had just been published in England ...
Page 175
... brought out a de luxe edition in large quarto at $ 15 , and J. W. Bouton , New York , brought it out in sumptuous format at $ 17.50 . It became a favorite in the schools , and a score of class - room editions were provided . And so ...
... brought out a de luxe edition in large quarto at $ 15 , and J. W. Bouton , New York , brought it out in sumptuous format at $ 17.50 . It became a favorite in the schools , and a score of class - room editions were provided . And so ...
Contents
Vox Pop | 1 |
What Is a Best Seller? | 6 |
Religion and Sensation in Colonial Times II | 11 |
Copyright | |
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