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Pedlars and the popular press : itinerant distribution networks in England and the Netherlands 1600-1850
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Itinerant salesmen, also called pedlars, street hawkers, hucksters and ballad singers are considered to be the most important distributors of popular printed matter in Europe between 1600 and 1850....
Itinerant salesmen, also called pedlars, street hawkers, hucksters and ballad singers are considered to be the most important distributors of popular printed matter in Europe between 1600 and 1850. A general assumption is that the pedlar travelling from town to countryside was strongly distinct from the role of the established booksellers in the towns, selling books to the educated and affluent buyer. The commercial position of the urban pedlars, however, is very often underestimated. In this book, therefore, the itinerant book trade is studied in an English and Dutch, urban context, leading to a new perspective on the role of the pedlars as an intermediary between the established booksellers and an extensive, socially diverse reading public.
Details
- Creator
- by Jeroen Salman
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Leiden : Brill, [2013]
- ©2014
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (303 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9789004252851, 9004252851, 9004252843, 1306070929
- OCLC
- ocn862050342
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographies and index.
- English
- Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Reputation and Representation -- The Pedlar in the English Distribution Network -- The Pedlar in the Dutch Distribution Network -- Conclusion: A Comparative Perspective on Itinerant Networks -- Bibliography -- Index of Names, Places and Major Topics
Subjects
- Book industries and trade -- Social aspects -- England.
- Book industries and trade -- Social aspects -- Netherlands.
- Book industries and trade -- England -- History -- 17th century.
- Book industries and trade -- England -- History -- 18th century.
- Book industries and trade -- Netherlands -- History -- 17th century.
- Book industries and trade -- Netherlands -- History -- 18th century.
- Peddling -- England -- History -- 17th century.
- Peddling -- England -- History -- 18th century.
- Peddling -- Netherlands -- History -- 17th century.
- Peddling -- Netherlands -- History -- 18th century.