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Henry Curwen (1845–1892)

Author of A history of booksellers, the old and the new

9 Works 30 Members 0 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the names: Curwen Henry, Henry; with an introd. and bibliography by Leslie Shepard Curwen

Works by Henry Curwen

A history of booksellers, the old and the new (1873) 19 copies

Lady Bluebeard, by the author of 'Zit and Xoe' (1888) 2 copies

Dr. Hermione, A Novel 2 copies

Within Bohemia; or, Love in London (2010) 2 copies

Zit and Xoe [by H. Curwen]. Orig. publ. in 'Blackwood's magazine' 1 copy

Plodding on; or, The jog-trot to fame and fortune 1 copy

Sorrow and song : studies of literary struggle 1 copy

The Purloined Letter (Annotated Edition) 1 copy

The Abridged Version of "A History of Booksellers, the Old and the New" (2010) 1 copy

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17th century (1) 18th century (1) anecdotal (1) axe grinding (1) books (1) books & book collecting (1) Books & Libraries (1) books about books (3) books about books-writing-publishing (1) booksellers (1) Business & Industry (1) fab subject disappointing read (1) goodreads import (1) ham fisted prose (1) history (2) illustrated (1) journalism (1) Lending Libraries (1) Murdie (1) newsstands (1) non-fiction (1) on writing (1) publishers (1) railway literature (1) retail (1) social history (1) to-read (1) Tudor (1) Victorian (1) W.H. Smith & Son (1)

Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Curwen, Henry
Legal name: Curwen, Henry
Birthdate: 1845
Date of death: 1892
Burial location: At sea
Gender: male
Nationality: England
UK
Birthplace: Workington, Cumberland, England
Place of death: at sea near Bombay
Places of residence: Workington, Cumberland, England
London, England
Bombay, India
Education: Rossall School, Fleetwood, Lancashire
Occupations: journalist
editor

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Works: 9
Members: 30
Popularity: #449,942
Rating: ½ 3.3

ISBNs: 6

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