| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 551 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
| Series |
Library of the written word,
1874-4834 ;
volume 32. The handpress world ; volume 24
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Library of the written word ; volume 32.
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Library of the written word. Handpress world ; 32.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Destined for each other : making the acquaintance of Pieter Blussé -- Moving up in the world : the firm of Abraham Blussé & Son, c. 1771 -- A bookseller with 'a few friends' : social network and political engagement -- The pubishing trade in the last quarter of the eighteenth century -- From reader to publisher, the third Blussé generation : building a family empire -- A necrology of knowledge, culture and folly : the publisher's list and the invisible hand in the archive -- Appendix I. Publisher's list A. Blussé -- Appendix II. Average print runs per genre, 1797-1818. |
| Summary |
This study analyses the history of the Dutch publishers and booksellers firm Blussé between 1745 and 1830. The development of this company is connected with the history of the Blussé family in this period, combining book history and family history in an innovatory way. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
A. Blussé en Zoon -- History.
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A. Blussé en Zoon. |
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History. |
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Blussé, Abraham, 1726-1808.
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Blussé, Abraham, 1726-1808. |
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Blussé, Pieter, 1748-1823.
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Blussé, Pieter, 1748-1823. |
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Blussé, fam. |
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Firma A. Blussé en Zoon (Dordrecht) |
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Publishers and publishing -- Netherlands -- Biography.
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Publishers and publishing. |
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Netherlands. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Book industries and trade -- Netherlands -- History -- 18th century.
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Book industries and trade. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
| Subject |
Book industries and trade -- Netherlands -- History -- 19th century.
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| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Books and reading -- Netherlands -- History -- 18th century.
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Books and reading. |
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Books and reading -- Netherlands -- History -- 19th century.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Baggerman, Arianne. Publishing policies and family strategies. 9789004257948 9004257942 (DLC) 2013031791 |
| ISBN |
9004257950 (electronic book) |
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9789004257955 (electronic book) |
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9789004257948 (hardback ; acid-free paper) |
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9004257942 (hardback ; acid-free paper) |
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