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I am pleased to announce the launch of the Nineteenth-Century American Children's Book Trade Directory, available at:
http://www.americanantiquarian.org/btdirectory.htm
Based upon the unparalleled collection of Children's Literature held at the American Antiquarian Society, this comprehensive directory contains 2,600 entries documenting the activity of individuals and firms involved in the manufacture and distribution of children's books in the United States chiefly between 1821 and 1876. Nationally known firms such as McLoughlin Bros. and non-profit publishers like the American Sunday-School Union are included, as well as prominent educational pioneers such as Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, Samuel Griswold Goodrich, and William Bentley Fowle. The directory also reflects the dynamic growth of children's book production in the major publishing centers of Boston, New York, and Philadelphia--as well as in regional markets such as Rochester, Mobile, Atlanta, Cincinnati, and San Francisco. In short, the Directory documents both a book industry and an American children's literature that are coming of age in the midst of stunning technological advances, sweeping social change, and great economic upheaval.
Entries can be searched by: Heading (name of person or firm), Street address, City, State (two-digit postal code), Country (countries outside of the United States; used to document people/firms operating in both the United States and another country such as England); Chronological Date Range of Street Addresses; Role, and Notes. The Role index offers a drop down menu of the following terms:
Agent
Amateur printer
Amateur publisher
Binder
Binding designer
Bookseller
Copperplate printer
Editor
Electrotyper
Engraver
Games publisher
Importer
Ink maker
Lithographer
Lithotyper (Stereotyper)
Paper dealer
Paper manufacturer
Printer
Publisher
Self-publisher
Stationer
Stereotyper
Wholesale bookseller
The Note index contains more information about the entry, such as dates of books issued by the individual/firm that are held at the American Antiquarian Society. This information is particularly useful to track the activity of persons and firms operating in towns and smaller cities for which no published street directory could be located. The Note index also includes citations to published sources about the individual or firm whenever available.
As many of these individuals and firms indexed also manufactured and distributed books for adults, the Directory will prove to be a crucial resource for researchers, collectors, book dealers, and virtually anyone seeking a better understanding of American publishing during the nineteenth century.
Search and Enjoy!
Laura Wasowicz
Reference Specialist for Children's Literature
American Antiquarian Society
lwasowicz@mwa.org
http://www.americanantiquarian.org
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