Jason D. Ensor

Angus & Robertson and the British Trade in Australian Books, 1930-1970 (eBook, PDF)

The Getting of Bookselling Wisdom

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Produktbeschreibung

Despite upheavals in ownership over the past three decades, the name Angus & Robertson remains to date the most recognised book-retailing brand in Australia. However, it is little known that through the incredible efforts of everyone involved in the operations of its London agency, Angus & Robertson was, for a time, also the most recognised Australian bookselling and book publishing brand in the commonwealth.

This book documents a distinctive chapter in the history of Australian book publishing as it addresses how the company dealt with the tension between aspirational literary nationalism and the requirements of turning a profit while attempting to get inside the UK literary market. As well as detailing Angus & Robertson's complete international relations, the book argues that the company's international business was a much larger, more successful and complicated business than has been acknowledged by previous scholars. It questions the ways in which Angus & Robertson replicated, challenged or transformed the often highly criticised commercial practices of British publishers in order to develop an export trade for Australian books in the United Kingdom.

'Angus & Robertson and the British Trade in Australian Books, 1930-1970' is the first of its kind; no other book in the present literary market records a substantial history of Australia's largest publisher and its role in the development of Australia's export book trade. Although a unique piece, this volume also complements existing studies on Angus & Robertson, Australian literature and Australian publishing.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781783080892
• Artikelnr.: 44758845

Autorenporträt

Jason D. Ensor

Inhaltsangabe

Dramatis Personae
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: The Company that Loved Australian Books
Chapter 2: The Overseas Books in Australian Publishing History
Chapter 3: Triangles of Publishing and Other Stories
Chapter 4: The World is Made of Paper Restrictions
Chapter 5: The First Salesman in London
Chapter 6: The Getting of Bookselling Wisdom
Chapter 7: Preparing for 'Operation London'
Chapter 8: The Shiralee in the North
Chapter 9: A Commercial and Cultural Relationship
Chapter 10: Tomorrow, When London Publishing Ended
Chapter 11: A House is Rebuilt
Chapter 12: The Hidden Parts of Publishing Fortune
Chapter 13: Learning from a Distance
Figures and Tables
Notes
Bibliography
Index