Serial Publication in England before 1750

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Illustrations vii
• Preface ix
• Note on Dates XIII
• Chapter I - 'Nimbly Through the Nation' 1
• Chapter II - Series. Serials, and Supplements 15
• Chapter III - The Earliest Number Books (1678-1731) 75
• Chapter IV - Fascicules in Full Spate 105
• Chapter V - The Law and the Profits 133
• Chapter VI - Production, Promotion, Distribution 195
• Chapter VII - For Every Taste and Pocket 232
• Appendix A - Text of the First Copyright Act (8 Anne, C. 19) 261
• Appendix B - Short-Title Catalogue of Books Published in Fascicules Before 1750 267
• Appendix C - A List of Booksellers, Printers, and Others Who Had Some Share in the Production or the Distribution of Number Books in London and Westminster Before 1750 357
• Bibliography 367

• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Illustrations vii
• Preface ix
• Note on Dates XIII
• Chapter I - 'Nimbly Through the Nation' 1
• Chapter II - Series. Serials, and Supplements 15
• Chapter III - The Earliest Number Books (1678-1731) 75
• Chapter IV - Fascicules in Full Spate 105
• Chapter V - The Law and the Profits 133
• Chapter VI - Production, Promotion, Distribution 195
• Chapter VII - For Every Taste and Pocket 232
• Appendix A - Text of the First Copyright Act (8 Anne, C. 19) 261
• Appendix B - Short-Title Catalogue of Books Published in Fascicules Before 1750 267
• Appendix C - A List of Booksellers, Printers, and Others Who Had Some Share in the Production or the Distribution of Number Books in London and Westminster Before 1750 357
• Bibliography 367
• Index 371