Pedlars and the popular press : itinerant distribution networks in England and the Netherlands 1600-1850

Author(s)

• Salman, Jeroen

Bibliographic Information

Pedlars and the popular press : itinerant distribution networks in England and the Netherlands 1600-1850

by Jeroen Salman

（Library of the written word, v. 29 . The handpress world ; v. 20）

Brill, 2014

• : hardback

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Itinerant salesmen, also called pedlars, street hawkers, hucksters and ballad singers are considered to be the most important distributors of popular printed matter in Europe between 1600 and 1850. A general assumption is that the pedlar travelling from town to countryside was strongly distinct from the role of the established booksellers in the towns, selling books to the educated and affluent buyer. The commercial position of the urban pedlars, however, is very often underestimated. In this book, therefore, the itinerant book trade is studied in an English and Dutch, urban context, leading to a new perspective on the role of the pedlars as an intermediary between the established booksellers and an extensive, socially diverse reading public.

Table of Contents

Chapter One: Reputation and Representation in collaboration with Karen Bowen Confusing terminology Authorities and Booksellers A growing danger in England Tolerance, repression and economic interests in the Netherlands Pedlars in the World of the Imagination: Textual Representations Dutch literary representations English textual representations Pedlars in the World of the Imagination: The Visual Perspective English ballad singers Dutch images Pedlars and Their Self-Image The struggle for life Battling a bad reputation Distributor of respectable goods Conclusion: Stereotypes, Motives and Change Chapter Two: The Pedlar in the English Distribution Network The Scale of Itinerant Distribution Organisation and control Itinerant book trade Number of pedlar licenses Pedlars and hawkers with printed wares Itinerant booksellers in London Itinerant book trade in the provinces: Devon and Exeter Categorisation and Trade Practices Occasional pedlars Pedlars of books and other goods Pedlars with printed wares exclusively Ballad sellers and singers News pedlars Chapbooks, prints, almanacs, children's books and other printed wares Conclusion: Distribution Networks and Patterns in England Chapter Three: The Pedlar in the Dutch Distribution Network The Scale of Itinerant Distribution Amsterdam Leiden Utrecht Categorisation, Networks and Trade Practices Occasional Pedlars Pedlars with books and other wares Pedlars with printed wares exclusively Specialist pedlars Conclusion: Distribution Networks and Patterns in the Netherlands Conclusion: A Comparative Perspective on Itinerant Networks Bibliography Archival and Manuscript Sources Published Primary Sources Electronic Sources and Databases Secondary Sources

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• NCID: BB15672750
• ISBN:
  • 9789004252844
• LCCN: 2013031400
• Country Code: ne
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Leiden
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 287 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : Z326
  • DC23 : 381/.450020942
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Book industries and trade -- England -- History -- 17th century
  • LCSH : Book industries and trade -- Netherlands -- History -- 17th century
  • LCSH : Peddling -- England -- History -- 17th century
  • LCSH : Peddling -- Netherlands -- History -- 17th century
  • LCSH : Book industries and trade -- Social aspects -- England
  • LCSH : Book industries and trade -- Social aspects -- Netherlands
  • LCSH : Book industries and trade -- England -- History -- 18th century
  • LCSH : Book industries and trade -- Netherlands -- History -- 18th century
  • LCSH : Peddling -- England -- History -- 18th century
  • LCSH : Peddling -- Netherlands -- History -- 18th century
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA85012136