A Bookseller of the Last Century: Being Some Account of the Life of John Newbery, and of the Books He Published, with a Notice of the Later Newberys (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from A Bookseller of the Last Century: Being Some Account of the Life of John Newbery, and of the Books He Published, With a Notice of the Later Newberys The work is called A Bookseller of the last Century, but John Newbery was more than a book seller, he was also a very extensive merchant in medi cine. In order to give as much completeness as possible to this account of his life and doings, much has therefore been included that does not refer to the bookselling business and his literary associations. I have not ...
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Excerpt from A Bookseller of the Last Century: Being Some Account of the Life of John Newbery, and of the Books He Published, With a Notice of the Later Newberys The work is called A Bookseller of the last Century, but John Newbery was more than a book seller, he was also a very extensive merchant in medi cine. In order to give as much completeness as possible to this account of his life and doings, much has therefore been included that does not refer to the bookselling business and his literary associations. I have not essayed to present a picture of the times in which he lived - that would be a task beyond my powers, and it has been done by far abler hands than mine. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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