@article{13798, author = {Alejandro E. Parada}, title = {Introduccion al Mundo del Libro a Traves de los Avisos de La Gaceta mercantil (1823-1828)}, abstract = {

The investigation contains the analysis and the interpretation of publicies advertisements of La Gaceta Mercantil newspaper (Buenos Aires, Argentina) which have related to the world of the book during 1823-1828.  The studies —between  another  important  subjects— are  the following times: the bookstores and sale book shops, the most important books’s importers, the printings, the libraries and the possible reading habits. In this way were identified 100 sale books (including 7 bookstores), 72 books’s importers, 771 works announced for sale, authors and titles offered to the public more frequently. The conclusion of this investigation is that through advertisements it is possibleto rebuild a rich and diverse world such as the book in Buenos Aires of that age.
 

}, year = {1995}, journal = {Investigacion Bibliotecalogica}, volume = {9}, pages = {4-16}, language = {Spanish}, }