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London booksellers and American customers : transatlantic literary community and the Charleston Library Society, 1748-1811 /

In 1994, James Raven encountered a letterbook from the Charleston Library Society detailing the ordering, processing, and shipping of texts from London booksellers to their American customers. The 120 letters, covering the period 1758-1811, provided unique material for understanding the business of...

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Main Author:	Raven, James, 1959-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Columbia : University of South Carolina Press, ©2002.
Series:	Carolina lowcountry and the Atlantic world.
Subjects:	Charleston Library Society (Charleston, S.C.) > History > 18th century. Charleston Library Society (Charleston, S.C.) > Records and correspondence. Proprietary libraries > South Carolina > Charleston > History > 18th century. Subscription libraries > South Carolina > Charleston > History > 18th century. Charleston (S.C.) > Intellectual life > 18th century. Book industries and trade > England > London > History > 18th century. Book industries and trade > South Carolina > Charleston > History > 18th century. Charleston (S.C.) > Commerce > England > London > History > 18th century. London (England) > Commerce > South Carolina > Charleston > History > 18th century. Private libraries. Charleston Library Society (Car. du S.) Charleston Library Society (Car. du S.) > Histoire > 18e siècle. Charleston Library Society (Car. du S.) > Documents et correspondance. Bibliothèques privées. Bibliothèques privées > Caroline du Sud > Charleston > Histoire > 18e siècle. Bibliothèques de prêt payant > Caroline du Sud > Charleston > Histoire > 18e siècle. Livres > Industrie > Angleterre > Londres > Histoire > 18e siècle. Livres > Industrie > Caroline du Sud > Charleston > Histoire > 18e siècle. Charleston (Car. du S.) > Vie intellectuelle > 18e siècle. Charleston (Car. du S.) > Commerce > Angleterre > Londres > Histoire > 18e siècle. Londres (Angleterre) > Commerce > Caroline du Sud > Charleston > Histoire > 18e siècle. Charleston Library Society (Charleston, S.C.) Book industries and trade. Commerce. Intellectual life. Proprietary libraries. Subscription libraries. England > London. South Carolina > Charleston. Buchhandel Kunde London USA Boekhandel. Charleston Library Society. Buchhandel. Geschichte. Kunde. Grossbritannien. London. USA. Charleston <SC> / Charleston Library Society. 1700-1799 1748-1811 Records and correspondence. History.
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