Katalogi księgarskie i wydawnicze drugiej połowy XIX wieku jako źródło informacji o książce
Booksellers’ and Publishers’ Catalogues of the Latter Half of 19th Century as a Source of Information on Books
Author(s): Alicja BorucSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Library and Information Science, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature
Published by: Towarzystwo Literackie im. Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: publisher’s catalogues; nineteenth-century editions; reading; promotion of the book; Michał Arct; Gebethner i Wolff; Salomon Lewental
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to show the role played by the publisher’s catalogues in the book-promotion process in the second half of the nineteenth century. The analysis of these source materials allows us to determine the book production of publishing houses as well as the book-stock in bookstores. The publishers’ lists inform us about the reading interests of the literary public (the most popular authors and books). They provide information about: the main publishing centres both in Poland and abroad, book prices, binding, the number of pages and the contents of the publication. They also fulfilled an advertising role encouraging the public to buy books.
Journal: Wiek XIX. Rocznik Towarzystwa Literackiego im. Adama Mickiewicza
- Issue Year: XLVII/2012
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 561-575
- Page Count: 15
- Language: Polish