Description
Book SynopsisExamines the founding and growth of the publishing firm of Henry Holt & Co.
Trade Review...would appeal to readers interested in Holt & Co., [or] in the history of American publishing in general...recommended for...academic libraries....... * Epilogue *
...for anyone with an eye on the way in which publisher's archives might be exploited, it is a book that ought to be to hand. * The Book Collector *
As a result of her diligence, even casual readers without a particular focus on this period will find much to excite their interest and curiosity. * Publishing Research Quarterly *
This study brings to the reader a sense of immediacy, as well as the personal insights which can come from the use of primary sources...avoids the pedantry of much of such research, and is quite readable and often entertaining...would appeal to readers interested in Holt & Co., in the history of American publishing in general, or in the several authors included in the coverage...... * Épilogue *
...welcome...adds another milestone to the history of American publishihg...lively account...splendid volume... * Francesco Cordasco, Ab Bookman's Weekly *
...would appeal to readers interested in Holt & Co., [or] in the history of American publishing in general...recommended for...academic libraries... * Epilogue *
This study brings to the reader a sense of immediacy, as well as the personal insights which can come from the use of primary sources...avoids the pedantry of much of such research, and is quite readable and often entertaining...would appeal to readers interested in Holt & Co., in the history of American publishing in general, or in the several authors included in the coverage... * Épilogue *
