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Spon, E. How to publish a book, being directions and hints to
authors. 1872.
[Southward, J.] Authorship and publication: a guide in matters
relating to printing and publishing. 1882, 1883, 1884.
[Putnam, G. H. and J. B.] Authors and publishers: a manual of suggestions
for beginners in literature. New York 1883, 1897 (7th
edn), 1900.
Deacon’s composition and style, a handbook for literary students,
with a complete guide to all matters connected with printing and
publishing. Ed R. D. Blackman [1885] (5th edn).
Russell, P. The literary manual: or a complete guide to authorship.
1886.
The author’s guide to printing and publishing by a journalist. [1886]
(2nd edn).
O’Brien, M. B. A manual for authors, printers and publishers. 1890.
Sprigge, S. S. The methods of publishing. 1890, 1891 (2nd edn).
The author. No 1, 15 May 1890– . The monthly organ of the
Incorporated Society of Authors; ed Sir Walter Besant.
[Warren, W. T.] How to print and publish a book. Winchester 1890.
Jacobi, C. T. On the making and issuing of books. 1891.
Jacobi, C. T. Some notes on books and printing. A guide for authors,
publishers and others. 1892, 1902, 1903, 1912 (4th edn).
Besant, W. The Society of Authors: a record of its action from its
foundation. 1893.
Watt, A. P. Letters addressed to A. P. Watt by various writers [on his
Literary agency]. 1893, 1894, 1896.
Eisemann, E. Le contrat d’édition et les autres louages d’œuvres
intellectuelles. Paris 1894.
Lamb, J. B. Practical hints on writing for the press. 1897.
Wagner, L. How to publish a book or an article and how to produce a
play: advice to young authors. 1898.
Besant, W. The pen and the book. 1899.
Bennett, A. How to become an author: a practical guide. 1903, [1908]
1912.
[Watson, W. L.] The author’s progress; or the literary book of the
road. By Adam Lorimer. Edinburgh 1906.
Booth, W. S. A practical guide to authors in their relations with publishers
and printers. Boston 1907. [pb]
(4) the practice of publishing
Memoirs of authors have not been included in this list although they contain
much relevant material, particularly the autobiographies of Anthony
Trollope, Herbert Spencer, Harriet Martineau, Cyrus Redding and Edmund
Yates, and the biographies of Macaulay by Sir G. O. Trevelyan and of Scott by
J. G. Lockhart (as well as his Journal and Correspondence). Works relating to
publishers’ control of the retail price (the Net Book Agreement and its predecessors)
have been listed with those on retail bookselling, col 87.
Babbage, C. On the economy of machinery and manufactures. 1832,
1835 (4th edn).
First Report from the Select Committee on Postage. Minutes of evidence.
1837–8. xx. 278.
Jerdan, W. Illustrations of the plan of a National Association for the
encouragement and protection of authors and men of talent and
genius. 1839.
The Aldine magazine of biography, bibliography, criticism and the
arts. 1839. Ed William West.
[Grant, J.] Travels in town by the author of Random recollections of
the Lords and Commons. 2 vols 1839.
Balzac, H. de. Code littéraire (May 1840). In his œuvres complètes
vol 22, Paris 1872.
James, G. P. R. Some observations on the booktrade as connected
with literature in England. Jnl of Statistical Soc of London Feb
1843.
[Petheram, J.] Reasons for establishing an authors publication
society. 1843.
The present system of publishing. 1844.
Knight, C. The old printer and the modern press. 1854.
Spedding, J. Publishers and authors. 1867.
Ruskin, J. Fors clavigera. 1871–84. Letters 6, 11, 16, 53, 57, 62, 89;
Notes and correspondence, 10, 14–15.
Walker, A. The road: leaves from the sketch book of a commercial
traveller. Otley 1872.
Powell, A. The law specially affecting printers, publishers and newspaper
proprietors. 1887, 1889 (2nd edn).
The grievances between authors and publishers: being the report of
the conferences of the Incorporated Society of Authors with additional
matter and summary. 1887.
Besant, W. Literary conferences. 1888.
Jessopp, A. A plea for the publisher. Contemporary Rev Mar 1890.
Smiles, S. Authors and publishers. Murray’s Mag Jan–Feb 1890.
Sprigge, S. S. The methods of publishing. 1890, 1891 (2nd edn).
Sprigge, S. S. The society of French authors. Its foundation and
history. 1890.
The Society of Authors. The cost of production. 1891. (3 edns).
Kegan Paul, C. The life and death of books. In his Faith and unfaith,
1891.
Besant, W. The Society of Authors: a record of its action from its
foundation. 1893.
[Heinemann, W.] The hardships of publishing. 1893 (priv ptd).
Besant, W. Literary conferences. Contemporary Rev Jan 1894.
Jerome, J. K. et al. My first book. 1894.
Buchanan, R. W. Is Barabbas a necessity? a discourse on publishers
and publishing. 1896.
Allen, C. E. Publishers’ Accounts; including a consideration of copyright
and the valuation of literary property. 1897.
Spencer, H. Various fragments. 1897, 1900 (rev).
Besant, W. The pen and the book. 1899.
International Publishers’ Congress 1899. Report. 1899.
International Publishers’ Congress 1901. Report. Leipzig 1902.
Besant, W. Autobiography. 1902.
[Bennett, E. A.] The truth about an author. 1903, 1914.
Publishers and publishing a hundred years ago, from materials collected
by Aleck Abrahams, with some notes by E. Marston.
Publishers’ Circular 6, 13 Jan 1906.
Yard, R. S. The publisher. Boston 1913.
Putnam, G. H. Memories of a publisher 1865–95. 1915.
Unwin, S. The truth about publishing. 1926, 1929 (3rd edn rev),
1946, 1960 (7th edn), 1976 (8th edn).
‘On the road’ one hundred years ago: being an account of a journey
made [in 1830] by a traveller of Messrs A. & C. Black’s when subscribing
the seventh edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Ed
J. Cannon, Publishers’ Circular 9 Feb–13 Apr 1935.
Lawrence, C. W. (ed). A history of the printed book. Number 3 of The
Dolphin: a Journal of the Making of Books. New York 1938.
Burlingame, R. and C. Scribner. Of making many books: a hundred
years of reading, writing and publishing. 1946, rptd 1996.
Jennett, S. Pioneers in printing. 1958.
Flower, D. The paper-back, its past, present and future. A paper read
to the Double Crown Club in April 1959. 1959.
Unwin, P. Book publishing as a career. 1965.
Bailey, H. S. The art and science of book publishing. 1970, 1990.
Kingford, R. J. L. The Publishers Association 1896–1946. Cambridge
1970.
Parsons, I. M. Book publishing, a background glance, a forward
look. 1980.
Clark, C. Publishers agreements. 1984, 1988, 1993 (3rd edn).
Feather, J. A history of British publishing. 1988.
Eliot, S. Some patterns and trends in British publishing 1800–1919.
1994. [pb]