Legal publishing in antebellum America / M. H. Hoeflich.

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New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

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1st edition

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78528

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Legal literature -- Publishing -- United States -- History -- 18th century.

Legal literature -- Publishing -- United States -- History -- 19th century.

Contents:

1. Bookish profession

2. Birth of the law book trade

3. Spreading the word : catalogues and cultivation

4. Bidding for law books

5. Risk, subscriptions, and status

6. John Livingston, esq. : law bookseller as cultural entrepreneur

7. Selling the law in antebellum America.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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9780521192064

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Phys. description:

xiv, 190 p. ; 24 cm