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The First John Murray and the Late Eighteenth-Century London Book Trade

This volume tells the vivid and fascinating story of the founder of one of London's major publishing houses. Dr Zachs draws on a uniquely rich archive to paint a new and clearer picture of the book trade during a critical period of its history.

Audience
adult
Length
long · 506 pages

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