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During the Thirty Years' War Holland became the centre of the publishing and book-selling trade; and Leyden and Amsterdam were famed as the foremost seats of printing in Europe. The devastation of Germany and the freedom of the press in the United Provinces combined to bring about this result.
The book-selling kiosks send in reports of the sale of the various newspapers, etc., to eliminate the waste of over-production, a very important matter in a country faced simultaneously by a vigorous demand for printed matter and an extreme scarcity of paper. It would be interesting to have statistics to illustrate the character of the literature in demand. One thing can be said at once.
The jaunt, if such an expression is applicable, cost him eleven shillings less fourpence. Yet he paid his way. The only money he spent to gain admission to public places was a penny to see Bedlam. Interesting, however, as is Hutton's book, it tells us next to nothing about book-selling, except that in his hands it was a prosperous undertaking.
"I have not, your hanner; for I suffer quite as much hunger and thirst as ever I did in ould Ireland." "Did you sell books in Ireland?" "I did nat, yer hanner; I made buttons and clothes that is I pieced them. I was several trades in ould Ireland, your hanner; but none of them answering, I came over here." "Where you commenced book-selling?" said I. "I did nat, your hanner.
Frank Stockton, to read a book of essays by Professor Ray Lankaster the title of which I have forgotten, and to buy the most convenient edition of the works of Swift, one has to continue wanting until the British Museum Library chances to get in one's way. The book-selling trade supplies no information at all on these points.
He talked much of 'the new era, foresaw revolutions in publishing and book-selling, planned every week a score of untried ventures which should appeal to the democratic generation just maturing; in the meantime, was ready to publish anything which seemed likely to get talked about.
"Have you seen him since?" "I have not seen him since. But I am glad that I saved the property of my client." "Was Norman rich?" "Very well off indeed, but he did not make his money out of his book-selling business. In fact," said Pash, putting the tips of his fingers delicately together, "he was rather a good judge of jewels." "And a pawnbroker," interrupted Hurd, dryly.
For a year he served his employer faithfully in his capacity of errand boy, and, in 1805, at the age of fourteen, was apprenticed to a bookseller for seven years, as was the custom in England, to learn the combined trades of bookbinding and book-selling. The young journeyman had to exercise all his self-control to confine his attention to the outside of the books which passed through his hands.
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