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The total number of Everyman's Library volumes that still survive
somewhere in the world exceeds 70 million. Since the inception of
the Library in 1906, nearly 1200 unique volumes have been
published, constantly placing the world's greatest books before a
large public. A few of these titles proved unpopular and were never
reprinted. But most were reprinted dozens of times, packaged in
numerous ways, and benefited from updated editorial work and book
design over the last century. Terry Seymour has studied and
researched every aspect of this great mass of books. He now
captures and distills this knowledge in A Printing History of
Everyman's Library 1906-1982.A critical feature, of course, is to
update the various collecting factoids that have emerged since 2005
when his Guide to Collecting Everyman's Library was published. The
meat of the new book, however, is the Bibliographical Entries
section. Each volume that has ever been printed receives its own
entry, detailing every printing, each dust jacket variation, any
new introductions, updated scarcity numbers, and all relevant
notes. Typically an entry contains at least six lines of
information, but often much more. In essence, each entry is a story
written exclusively about each volume.Armed with this resource,
collectors and booksellers can know reliably everything about the
Everyman's Library volume that sits on their shelf or is ready to
be purchased or sold. They will see how a book fits into the total
printing history of that title, and be able to describe and value
the book with precision.To further enhance the value of this book,
color images illustrate all of the key collecting points. An
extensive index of editors, translators and artists is now
included. Not just a solo effort, the Printing History has been
vetted by other expert collectors, ensuring greater accuracy and
comprehensiveness.
Every book collector has felt the frustration of ignorance. How
does he know a book isn't overpriced? Is this book really a first
edition? Was it issued with a dust jacket? Is it really scarce or
is such a description just a sales tactic? Booksellers usually have
more knowledge about their offerings. But even the most experienced
booksellers can't know every point about every book. Terry Seymour
has solved these problems for collectors and sellers of Everyman's
Library. His Guide will answer every conceivable question about
every book in this vast publication project. Here in a single
reference are descriptions of every aspect of book design in all
the variations from the Library's inception in 1906 through 1976.
The book also discusses scarcity and pricing, the two most crucial
issues to both collectors and sellers.
Every book collector has felt the frustration of ignorance. How
does he know a book isn't overpriced? Is this book really a first
edition? Was it issued with a dust jacket? Is it really scarce or
is such a description just a sales tactic? Booksellers usually have
more knowledge about their offerings. But even the most experienced
booksellers can't know every point about every book. Terry Seymour
has solved these problems for collectors and sellers of Everyman's
Library. His Guide will answer every conceivable question about
every book in this vast publication project. Here in a single
reference are descriptions of every aspect of book design in all
the variations from the Library's inception in 1906 through 1976.
The book also discusses scarcity and pricing, the two most crucial
issues to both collectors and sellers.
Boswell and the Press: Essays on the Ephemeral Writing of James
Boswell is the first sustained examination of James Boswell’s
ephemeral writing, his contributions to periodicals, his pamphlets,
and his broadsides. The essays collected here enhance our
comprehension of his interests, capabilities, and proclivities as
an author and refine our understanding of how the print environment
in which he worked influenced what he wrote and how he wrote it.
This book will also be of interest to historians of journalism and
the publishing industry of eighteenth-century Britain.
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