Milking Sterne’s Subscription Lists, and Extrapolations Therefrom

• Published in: Library Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 41 - 52
• Main Author: Walker, Robert G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: UK Oxford University Press 07.08.2024; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Subscriptions

Abstract In the eighteenth century many books were published with lengthy lists of the names, at the front, or occasionally at the back, of those who subscribed to the publication. Scholars have sometimes turned to these lists to make a point about the author or work involved, but it is fair to say...