| The Beginnings of the Book Trade in Canada Contributor(s): Parker, George L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1487578792 ISBN-13: 9781487578794 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1985 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - General - History | Modern - General - Business & Economics | Economic History |
| Series: Heritage |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.05 lbs) 376 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This first extensive history of Canada's early book trade begins with the impact of the Gutenberg printing revolution. Parker analyses the role of technological advances in printing, to the growing complexity of the book trade in the major cities up to the time in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. |
