Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Bibliographical Note
- Introduction
- 1 A 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 Conclusion: Selling the Law in Antebellum America
- Index
Contents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 August 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Bibliographical Note
- Introduction
- 1 A 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 Conclusion: Selling the Law in Antebellum America
- Index
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- Legal Publishing in Antebellum America , pp. vii - viiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010