Golden Multitudes: The Story of Best Sellers in the United States, Volume 10Macmillan Company, 1947 - 357 pages |
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Page 156
... selling books already printed and a solicitor selling books from a prospectus in advance of publication . Before the middle of the nineteenth century , the books subscribed for were usually books already issued , though the agent still ...
... selling books already printed and a solicitor selling books from a prospectus in advance of publication . Before the middle of the nineteenth century , the books subscribed for were usually books already issued , though the agent still ...
Page 203
... selling well , and the publishers brought out a new anniversary edition . In 1927 Grosset & Dunlap began their series of reprint editions of the book , and Appletons brought it out at a dollar . It was in the movies , with Will Rogers ...
... selling well , and the publishers brought out a new anniversary edition . In 1927 Grosset & Dunlap began their series of reprint editions of the book , and Appletons brought it out at a dollar . It was in the movies , with Will Rogers ...
Page 205
... selling books during 1895- 1898. The figures opposite the titles indicate the number of times each book has been quoted on the lists of the six best selling books for the period under survey . * But the method of compiling lists by ...
... selling books during 1895- 1898. The figures opposite the titles indicate the number of times each book has been quoted on the lists of the six best selling books for the period under survey . * But the method of compiling lists by ...
Contents
Vox Pop I | 1 |
What Is a Best Seller? | 6 |
Religion and Sensation in Colonial Times II | 11 |
Copyright | |
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