A History Of Booksellers The Old And The New Classic Reprint

Author : Henry Curwen
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2017-11-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0331831864

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A History of Booksellers, the Old and the New (Classic Reprint) by Henry Curwen Pdf

Excerpt from A History of Booksellers, the Old and the New Istory has been aptly termed the essence of innumerable biographies; and this surely justifies us in the selection of our title but in inditing a volume to be issued in a cheap and popular form, it was manifestly impossible to trace the careers of all the eminent members ancient and, modern, of a Trade so widely extended had we, indeed, possessed all possible leisure for research, every available material, and a space thoroughly unlimited, it is most probable that the result would have been distinguished chiefly for its bulk, tediousness, and monotony. It was resolved, therefore, in the first planning of the volume, to primarily trace the origin and growth of the Book selling and Publishing Trades up to a comparatively modern period; and then to select, for fuller treat ment, the most typical English representatives of each one of the various branches into which a natural division of labour had subdivided the whole. And, by this plan, it is believed that, while some firms at present growing into eminence may have been omitted, or have received but scant acknowledgment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Thomas A. Janvier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1331902126

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In Old New York (Classic Reprint) by Thomas A. Janvier Pdf

Excerpt from In Old New York Along the Canal in Old Manhattan; On the River Front; The Surrender of Fort Amsterdam; Wet Docks, Foot of Broad Street; Advertisement, 1776; The Conflagration in 1776; A Privateersman Ashore; Departure of Black Ball and Dramatic Packets; "Erie," October 26, 1825; N. E. Corner Greenwich and Tenth Streets, 1892; On the Steps; No. 54 Downing Street; Portrait of Sir Peter Warren; Warren Monument, Westminster Abbey; A Stage in the Thirties; The Warren House, Greenwich; A Wistaria Walk, Horatio Street; Gay Street; No. 260 West Tenth Street; State Prison; No. 246 West Tenth Street; Wiehawken Street; No. 135 Washington Place; A Winter Night in Grove Street; Home for Aged Couples, Hudson Street, Opposite Grove About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : John A. Gade
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-25
Category : Art
ISBN : 0484533142

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Book-Plates, Old and New (Classic Reprint) by John A. Gade Pdf

Excerpt from Book-Plates, Old and New The dealer had opened wide one of the closest written pages of French history. That old book-plate had evidently been as full of danger to the scion of the noble house, as a white cockade, and he had wisely covered it with the Phrygian cap of liberty. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Charles Knight
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1440083274

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Shadows of the Old Booksellers (Classic Reprint) by Charles Knight Pdf

Excerpt from Shadows of the Old Booksellers View, appear to have too much of a com merciai character to be generally interesting. At any rate they may seem more fitted for the valuable but somewhat dry details of bibliography, than to be included under a title which may indicate something as much akin to fiction as to fact. In 1851 and 1852 I wrote for Mr. Dickens's 'household Words' a series of sketches under the title of 'shadows;' by which title I sought to indicate their half ideal, half real, character. Those 'shadows' had for the most part the interest which belongs to romance as well as to history. The subjects of the present outlines, with a few exceptions, are little fitted for imaginative pictures of startling adventures, or of curious details of domestic life. But they have another sort of interest. They flit before me, ever accompanied with Shadows of many. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Henry Collins Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-26
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1332949096

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Valentine's Manual of Old New York (Classic Reprint) by Henry Collins Brown Pdf

Excerpt from Valentine's Manual of Old New York About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Charles Hemstreet
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-30
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0265996678

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When Old New York Was Young by Charles Hemstreet Pdf

Excerpt from When Old New York Was Young: Illustrated Was Young The dead-house in the Corner The Forgotten Graveyard Town Markets from their Earliest Days Lower Market, 1746 Washington Market, 1859 Franklin Market, Old Slip, in 1820. Old-fashioned pleasure-gardens. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Charles Hemstreet
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-17
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0331286777

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Nooks Corners of Old New York (Classic Reprint) by Charles Hemstreet Pdf

Excerpt from Nooks Corners of Old New York In 1664 New Amsterdam passed into British possession and became New York, while Fort Amsterdam became Fort James. Under Queen Anne it was Fort George, remaining so until demolished in 1787. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Ernest Radford
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1330772148

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Old and New by Ernest Radford Pdf

Excerpt from Old and New: A Collection of Poems These three volumes were issued at my expense. They can hardly be said to have been 'published' in the more liberal sense of the word. Therefore I feel no shame in accepting an invitation to reprint what I believe to be the best of them, and I am even eager to do so, as it gives me an opportunity of revising my work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : K. Krombie
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467149655

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Death in New York: History and Culture of Burials, Undertakers & Executions by K. Krombie Pdf

Like every aspect of life in the Big Apple, how New Yorkers have interacted with death is as diverse as each of the countless individuals who have called the city home. Waves of immigration brought unique burial customs as archaeological excavations uncovered the graves of indigenous Lenape and enslaved Africans. Events such as the 1788 Doctors' Riot--a response to years of body snatching by medical students and physicians--contributed to new laws protecting the deceased. Overcrowding and epidemics led to the construction of the "Cemetery Belt," a wide stretch of multi-faith burial grounds throughout Brooklyn and Queens. From experiments in embalming to capital punishment and the far-reaching industry of handling the dead, author K. Krombie unveils a tapestry of stories centered on death in New York.

Author : K. Krombie
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439676943

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Death in New York by K. Krombie Pdf

Like every aspect of life in the Big Apple, how New Yorkers have interacted with death is as diverse as each of the countless individuals who have called the city home. Waves of immigration brought unique burial customs as archaeological excavations uncovered the graves of indigenous Lenape and enslaved Africans. Events such as the 1788 Doctors' Riot--a response to years of body snatching by medical students and physicians--contributed to new laws protecting the deceased. Overcrowding and epidemics led to the construction of the "Cemetery Belt," a wide stretch of multi-faith burial grounds throughout Brooklyn and Queens. From experiments in embalming to capital punishment and the far-reaching industry of handling the dead, author K. Krombie unveils a tapestry of stories centered on death in New York.

Author : F. York Powell
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1527967468

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Old Stories from British History (Classic Reprint) by F. York Powell Pdf

Excerpt from Old Stories From British History This, the third, edition has been revised throughout, the longer paragraphs have been broken up into shorter pieces, new stories have been added and fresh pictures, in the wish to make the little book more useful and pleasant to those that use it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Leopold Rimmer
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1396782966

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A History of Old New York Life and the House of the Delmonicos (Classic Reprint) by Leopold Rimmer Pdf

Excerpt from A History of Old New York Life and the House of the Delmonicos About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 1610 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Canada Imprints
ISBN : 00688398

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Canadian Books in Print. Author and Title Index by Anonim Pdf

Author : Edward P Kohn
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780465022588

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Hot Time in the Old Town by Edward P Kohn Pdf

One of the worst natural disasters in American history, the 1896 New York heat wave killed almost 1,500 people in ten oppressively hot days. The heat coincided with a pitched presidential contest between William McKinley and the upstart Democrat William Jennings Bryan, who arrived in New York City at the height of the catastrophe. As historian Edward P. Kohn shows, Bryan's hopes for the presidency began to flag amidst the abhorrent heat just as a bright young police commissioner named Theodore Roosevelt was scrambling to mitigate the dangerously high temperatures by hosing down streets and handing out ice to the poor. A vivid narrative that captures the birth of the progressive era, Hot Time in the Old Town revives the forgotten disaster that almost destroyed a great American city.

Author : Timothy Hopkins
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 852 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-23
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0259911011

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The Kelloggs in the Old World and the New (Classic Reprint) by Timothy Hopkins Pdf

Excerpt from The Kelloggs in the Old World and the New He was a farmer; res. In Jamaica; was a Congregationalist and a Repub lican. After his death she res. In Jamaica. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.