Pedlars and the popular press : itinerant distribution networks in England and the Netherlands 1600-1850
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Pedlars and the popular press : itinerant distribution networks in England and the Netherlands 1600-1850
（Library of the written word, v. 29 . The handpress world ; v. 20）
Brill, 2014
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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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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