The Net Book Agreement 1899 and The Book War 1906-1908: Two chapters in the History of the Book Trade, including a Narrative of the dispute between 'The Times' Book Club and the Publishers' Assocation by Edward Bell, M.A., Presdient of the Association 1906-1908

Macmillan, Frederick, Sir

Published by Printed for the author by Robert Maclehose & Co. Ltd., The University Press, Glasgow, 1924

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8vo (23 cm), [8], 82 pp. Publisher's boards, deckle edges. The Net Book Agreement was a fixed book price agreement in the United Kingdom and Ireland between The Publishers Association and booksellers which set the prices at which books were to be sold to the public. Founding in 1905 of 'The Times' Book Club led to the bitter contest known as the Book War, which raged from 1906-08. Seller Inventory # 004565

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Title: The Net Book Agreement 1899 and The Book War...

Publisher: Printed for the author by Robert Maclehose & Co. Ltd., The University Press, Glasgow

Publication Date: 1924

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine