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Joseph Whitaker: 'Mechanic' to the Victorian Book Trade - Elements in Publishing and Book Culture Calder, Rachel (Institute of English Studies, University of London and Trinity College, University of Cambridge)
Joseph Whitaker: 'Mechanic' to the Victorian Book Trade - Elements in Publishing and Book Culture
Calder, Rachel (Institute of English Studies, University of London and Trinity College, University of Cambridge)
Joseph Whitaker is best remembered today as the originator of Whitaker's Almanack, but he was also one of the most important publishers of the nineteenth century. As editor of The Bookseller, he had a panoramic view of the book trade and studied the commercial and structural forces that shaped its activities.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| To be released | July 31, 2026 |
| ISBN13 | 9781009645102 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 75 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 171 g (Weight (estimated)) |