In the company of books : literature and its "classes" in nineteenth-century America / Sarah Wadsworth.

Author/creator Wadsworth, Sarah, 1963-
Format Book
Publication InfoAmherst : University of Massachusetts Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxiii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Publishers and publishing--United States. --History. --19th century.
Booksellers and bookselling--United States. --History. --19th century.
Books and reading--United States. --History. --19th century.
Children's literature--Publishing. --United States. --History. --19th century.
Children--Books and reading. --United States. --History. --19th century.
Authors and readers--United States. --History. --19th century.
American literature--19th century. --History and criticism.
Popular culture--United States. --History. --19th century.
Market segmentation--United States. --History.

SeriesStudies in print culture and the history of the book
Studies in print culture and the history of the book. ^A388034
Contents Prologue : following the reader -- Wonder books -- Stories of their lives -- Boy's life -- Seaside and fireside -- Innocence abroad -- A blue and gold mystique -- Epilogue : the margins of the marketplace.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 247-266) and index.
LCCN 2006003174
ISBN1558495401 (library cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN155849541X (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9781558495418

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks Z473 .W33 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold