Book Makers: British Publishing in the Twentieth Century

TitleBook Makers: British Publishing in the Twentieth Century
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsStevenson, Iain
Number of Pages314 pp.
PublisherBritish Library
CityLondon, England
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780712309615
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Contents:
The Magna Carta of the book trade: the beginning of modern publishing
Books by the million: publishing and the First World War
Books fit for heroes: reconstruction and renewal in British book publishing between the Armistice and the Great Depression
The penguins are coming!: British publishing in the 1930's
Winning on the book front: British book publishing in the Second World War and its aftermath
A tonic for the nation: British publishing in the 1950's
From the end of the Chatterley ban to the Beatles' last LP: British publishing in the 1960s
No more gentlemen: British book publishing in the 1970's
The end of the affair: British publishing deregulated, 1980-95

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