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Briggs, Asa.
A History of Longmans and their Books 1724-1990.
Publisher: The British Library & Oak Knoll Press, London;
Date of Publication: 2008
Stock Code: 12189
Quarto, pp. xi, [1], 587. Well illustrated throughout. Publisher’s green cloth with gilt titles to spine in the publisher’s unclipped graphic dust-jacket; pale green endpapers. A very neat copy with no annotations or inscriptions. Dust-jacket a touch sunned to spine. Comprehensive history of the oldest commercial publisher in the UK, from its beginnings in 1724 through to the 1990s. Long known for quality publishing, Longman’s works include classic reference titles like Grey’s Anatomy, Johnson’s Dictionary and Roget’s Thesaurus amongst its many titles. Well illustrated throughout with images of their premises, presses, key people, correspondence, publicationss, illustrations, typesetting and more. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery. £40.00