{"product_id":"the-edwardses-of-halifax-the-making-and-selling-of-beautiful-books-in-london-and-halifax-1749-1826-hardback-9781442645189","title":"The Edwardses of Halifax; The Making and Selling of Beautiful Books in London and Halifax, 1749-1826 (Hardback) 9781442645189","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Edwardses of Halifax\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Making and Selling of Beautiful Books in London and Halifax, 1749-1826\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eG.E. Bentley, Jr (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781442645189\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 September 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages, 2 figures\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2.5 cm, 0.63 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\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor three-quarters of a century, the Edwards family of Halifax were among Britain’s leading bookbinders, publishers, and antiquarian booksellers. \u003cem\u003eThe Edwardses of Halifax\u003c\/em\u003e is the definitive account of the family business, begun by William Edwards in Halifax, Yorkshire, and expanded to London by his sons James and Richard. James, one of the most distinguished antiquarian book collectors and booksellers in Europe, scoured the Continent for rare books during the Napoleonic Wars and served as a secret agent for his friend Earl Spencer, the First Lord of the Admiralty. His brother Richard published an edition of Edward Young’s \u003cem\u003eNight Thoughts\u003c\/em\u003e with prints designed and engraved by William Blake, the most ambitious commercial work that Blake ever undertook.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA comprehensive history of this remarkable family, complete with illustrations of the family’s most important publications, \u003cem\u003eThe Edwardses of Halifax\u003c\/em\u003e will be valuable for readers interested in the buying, selling, and collecting of antiquarian books and the publishing of illustrated books in late Georgian and regency eras.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenealogy: Edwards of Halifax\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenealogy: Edwards of Northowram\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART I: WILLIAM EDWARDS, Paterfamilias\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART II: JAMES EDWARDS, the Medicean Bookseller\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Medicean Bookshop and James Edwards’s Shop Catalogues 1784–1800\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Buying on the Continent and Selling at Auction 1786–1799\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. James Edwards as a Publisher 1785–1800\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Bookseller as Diplomat: James Edwards, Lord Grenville, and Earl Spencer in 1800\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Last Years\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART III: RICHARD EDWARDS, Publisher of Church-and-King Pamphlets and of William Blake\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART IV: THOMAS EDWARDS, An Important Provincial Bookseller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52670829756696,"sku":"9781442645189","price":42.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-edwardses-of-halifax-the-making-and-selling-of-beautiful-books-in-london-and-halifax-1749-1826-hardback-9781442645189","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}