{"product_id":"annals-of-a-publishing-house-volume-2-william-blackwood-and-his-sons-their-magazine-and-friends-paperback-9781108021401","title":"Annals of a Publishing House: Volume 2, William Blackwood and his Sons, their Magazine and Friends (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108021401","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAnnals of a Publishing House: Volume 2, William Blackwood and his Sons, their Magazine and Friends\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe history of one of the most important Scottish publishers, whose books and periodicals dominated the Victorian literary scene.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMargaret Oliphant (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108021401, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 4 November 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e534 pages, 3 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3 cm, 0.67 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMargaret Oliphant (1828–1897) is best known as the author of nearly one hundred novels, but also wrote short stories and biographies. Closely connected with Blackwoods of Edinburgh from 1851, shortly before her death she was commissioned to write a history of the publishing firm by director William Blackwood, grandson of the founder. From small beginnings, the firm had rapidly become the leading Scottish publishing house, dominating the literary world, particularly through Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine and an impressive list of famous authors. These included Thomas de Quincey, Walter Scott, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The Magazine introduced the convention of having novels issued in serial form before publication as a book, which became standard practice for authors such as Dickens, Thackeray and Eliot. Volume 2 continues to 1861 and the death of the second William Blackwood, and includes landmarks such as the opening of a London branch, and George Eliot's first novels.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e12. Publications\u003cbr\u003e 13. New contributors\u003cbr\u003e 14. Domestic life\u003cbr\u003e 15. Domestic and public life\u003cbr\u003e 16. Illness and death\u003cbr\u003e 17. The brothers\u003cbr\u003e 18. More lights of 'Maga'\u003cbr\u003e 19. The metropolitan branch\u003cbr\u003e 20. The rank and file\u003cbr\u003e 21. London and Edinburgh\u003cbr\u003e 22. 37 Paternoster Row\u003cbr\u003e 23. The new Blackwood band\u003cbr\u003e 24. Major Blackwood\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Publishing industry \u0026amp; book trade [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Publishing industry \u0026amp; book trade\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Publishing%20industry%20\u0026amp;%20book%20trade%20%5BKNTP%5D%22\"\u003eKNTP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265953190168,"sku":"9781108021401","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108021401i_85e339ce-2ed1-4558-b005-280da743a625.jpg?v=1694869660","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/annals-of-a-publishing-house-volume-2-william-blackwood-and-his-sons-their-magazine-and-friends-paperback-9781108021401","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}