The sale catalogues of the Argentine booksellers: Emergence and specialization of an ephemeral advertising medium, 1850-1920

Book sale catalogues are the main source in the history of the book trade. Its advertising nature allows us to approach the rhythms of the book market, and guides on the strategies used by booksellers to reach their customers. The ephemeral nature of these materials has prevented, however, to know t...

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spelling I28-R145-8065_oai2025-11-17 Murillo Sandoval, Juan David 2020-10-27 Book sale catalogues are the main source in the history of the book trade. Its advertising nature allows us to approach the rhythms of the book market, and guides on the strategies used by booksellers to reach their customers. The ephemeral nature of these materials has prevented, however, to know their impact on commercial life or even determine the frequency of their use by booksellers. Based on a database that registers more than 500 catalogues published for the Argentine cultural space between 1850 and 1920, this article analyzes the rise of these materials, reveals their origins and producers, and highlights some of their transformations in along time. The study thus emphasizes the need to recognize bookshop’s sales catalogues as a leading material in the consolidation of a printed culture in Argentina. Los catálogos de venta de libros son una fuente principal en la historia del comercio del libro. Su razón publicitaria permite acercarse a los ritmos del mercado del libro y orienta sobre las modalidades y estrategias usadas por los libreros para alcanzar sus clientelas. La condición efímera de estos materiales ha impedido, sin embargo, documentar su impacto en la vida comercial urbana o incluso determinar la frecuencia de su uso por parte de los libreros. Sobre una base de datos que registra más de 500 catálogos publicados para el espacio cultural argentino entre 1850 y 1920, este artículo identifica y analiza los momentos de auge de estas producciones, releva sus orígenes y emisores, y señala algunas de sus transformaciones en el tiempo. El estudio enfatiza así la necesidad de reconocer al catálogo de librería como un material primario en la consolidación de una cultura impresa en la Argentina. application/pdf text/html https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/ICS/article/view/8065 10.34096/ics.i43.8065 spa Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/ICS/article/view/8065/7712 https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/ICS/article/view/8065/7883 Información, cultura y sociedad; No. 43 (2020): Diciembre; 87-106 Información, cultura y sociedad; Núm. 43 (2020): Diciembre; 87-106 1851-1740 1514-8327 Book sale catalogues Argentine bookshops Booksellers Book advertising Argentine Book Market Catálogos de venta Librerías argentinas Libreros Publicidad del libro Mercado del libro argentino The sale catalogues of the Argentine booksellers: Emergence and specialization of an ephemeral advertising medium, 1850-1920 Los catálogos de venta de las librerías argentinas: eclosión y especialización de un medio publicitario efímero, 1850-1920 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=biblioinfo&d=8065_oai
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topic Book sale catalogues
Argentine bookshops
Booksellers
Book advertising
Argentine Book Market
Catálogos de venta
Librerías argentinas
Libreros
Publicidad del libro
Mercado del libro argentino
spellingShingle Book sale catalogues
Argentine bookshops
Booksellers
Book advertising
Argentine Book Market
Catálogos de venta
Librerías argentinas
Libreros
Publicidad del libro
Mercado del libro argentino
Murillo Sandoval, Juan David
The sale catalogues of the Argentine booksellers: Emergence and specialization of an ephemeral advertising medium, 1850-1920
topic_facet Book sale catalogues
Argentine bookshops
Booksellers
Book advertising
Argentine Book Market
Catálogos de venta
Librerías argentinas
Libreros
Publicidad del libro
Mercado del libro argentino
description Book sale catalogues are the main source in the history of the book trade. Its advertising nature allows us to approach the rhythms of the book market, and guides on the strategies used by booksellers to reach their customers. The ephemeral nature of these materials has prevented, however, to know their impact on commercial life or even determine the frequency of their use by booksellers. Based on a database that registers more than 500 catalogues published for the Argentine cultural space between 1850 and 1920, this article analyzes the rise of these materials, reveals their origins and producers, and highlights some of their transformations in along time. The study thus emphasizes the need to recognize bookshop’s sales catalogues as a leading material in the consolidation of a printed culture in Argentina.
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title The sale catalogues of the Argentine booksellers: Emergence and specialization of an ephemeral advertising medium, 1850-1920
title_short The sale catalogues of the Argentine booksellers: Emergence and specialization of an ephemeral advertising medium, 1850-1920
title_full The sale catalogues of the Argentine booksellers: Emergence and specialization of an ephemeral advertising medium, 1850-1920
title_fullStr The sale catalogues of the Argentine booksellers: Emergence and specialization of an ephemeral advertising medium, 1850-1920
title_full_unstemmed The sale catalogues of the Argentine booksellers: Emergence and specialization of an ephemeral advertising medium, 1850-1920
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