Sujet
Advertisement for Mudie’s Select Library, 1890. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Advertisement for Mudie's Select Library, 1890. 'FOR THE CIRCULATION & SALE OF ALL THE BEST & NEWEST BOOKS. TOWN SUBSCRIPTIONS from One Guinea per Annum. LONDON BOOK SOCIETY (for weekly exchange of books at the houses of Subscribers) from Two Guineas per Annum. COUNTRY SUBSCRIPTIONS from Two Guineas per Annum. N.B. - Two or three friends may unite in One Subscription, and thus lessen the cost of carriage. LIBRARY BOXES GRATIS. CASES SHIPPED AT LOWEST RATES TO ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. TOWN AND VILLAGE CLUBS SUPPLIED ON LIBERAL TERMS. Prospectuses and Monthly Lists of Books gratis and post free. SALE DEPARTMENT. All the Leading Books of Past Seasons are on Sale. Secondhand, at greatly Reduced Prices. LISTS GRATIS AND POST FREE. MUDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY, Limited, 30 TO 34, NEW OXFORD STREET. LONDON; 241, BROMPTON ROAD, S.W.; AND 2, KING STREET, CHEAPSIDE, E.C.' English publisher Charles Edward Mudie founded Mudie's Lending Library and Mudie's Subscription Library. His efficient distribution system and vast supply of texts revolutionized the circulating library movement, while his 'select' library influenced Victorian middle-class values and the structure of the three-volume novel. From "Illustrated London News", 1890.
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HRM25A51_089
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8,0Mo (423,1Ko) / 16,3cm x 12,3cm / 1931 x 1448 (300dpi)