A living memory : Hodder and Stoughton Publishers, 1868-1975 / by John Attenborough
de Attenborough, John (1908-)
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London : Hodder and Stoughton, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 287 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes index. Includes index. Contents: Prologue : the founders -- 1. The start of the business -- 2. Publishing luck and salesmanship -- 3. Nicoll and the Scottish connection -- 4. A new generation -- 5. The influence of the British Weekly -- Entr'acte One. The death of a patriarch -- 6. A change in style -- 7. 1914 and its aftermath -- 8. The three brothers -- 9. Sir Ernest's last years -- 10. Percy and the succession -- Entr'acte Two. The end of an era -- 11. Fighting the Depression -- 12. Total war -- 13. Back to business -- 14. The president, the rediscovery of America, and Everest -- 15. Wider horizons -- 16. New methods and new men -- 17. The great expansion -- 18. Responsibility and power -- 19. A sense of purpose -- Envoi : books are different -- Appendix : a chronological table of dates and events. Subjects: Hodder and Stoughton, publishers. Hodder And Stoughton. Publishers and publishing Great Britain.Publishers and publishing Great Britain History 19th century. Publishers and publishing Great Britain History 20th century.Publishers and publishing Great Britain. Great Britain Publishing Hodder and Stoughton historyPublishers. PublishingPublishing industry
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- Título
- A living memory : Hodder and Stoughton Publishers, 1868-1975 / by John Attenborough
- Autor
- Attenborough, John (1908-)
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado
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- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0340203137
- ISBN 13
- 9780340203132
- Editorial
- London : Hodder and Stoughton
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1975
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