Golden Multitudes: The Story of Best Sellers in the United States, Volume 10Macmillan Company, 1947 - 357 pages |
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... cents a volume in 1872 ; and a few years later , when the cheap " libraries " upset American pub- lishing , Cooper's novels were sold very widely at twenty cents each . Street & Smith published them at ten cents for many years , up to ...
... cents a volume in 1872 ; and a few years later , when the cheap " libraries " upset American pub- lishing , Cooper's novels were sold very widely at twenty cents each . Street & Smith published them at ten cents for many years , up to ...
Page 107
... cents , while in 1850 In Memoriam appeared at six shillings and Seaside and Fireside at seventy - five cents . All the older Longfellow volumes were priced by this time at from twenty - five to seventy - five cents . In general ...
... cents , while in 1850 In Memoriam appeared at six shillings and Seaside and Fireside at seventy - five cents . All the older Longfellow volumes were priced by this time at from twenty - five to seventy - five cents . In general ...
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... cents or less - three at ten cents . One commentator in 1899 declared that American editions were appearing " almost daily . " There were other translations of the Rubáiyát , as well as parodies : Oliver Herford wrote and drew his ...
... cents or less - three at ten cents . One commentator in 1899 declared that American editions were appearing " almost daily . " There were other translations of the Rubáiyát , as well as parodies : Oliver Herford wrote and drew his ...
Contents
Vox Pop | 1 |
What Is a Best Seller? | 6 |
Religion and Sensation in Colonial Times II | 11 |
Copyright | |
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