A History of Booksellers, the Old and the New

"A History of Booksellers, the Old and the New" by Henry Curwen is a journey through time that explores the world of bookselling and publishing, starting from ancient days and moving towards the late 1800s. The author wants to tell the stories of the people who worked hard to make books available, even when it was tough. The book begins by looking at how bookselling got its start long ago in Rome, when people had to copy books by hand. As the story unfolds, it shows how things changed, like how slaves used to make books and how publishing became an organized job. This book is about more than just selling books; it's about the hard work, wins, and losses that many people faced while bringing literature to the world.