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.
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.