Title
Shop poster for the series "Lectuur op reis en in de huiskamer" (Reading material en route and for the living room), published by K. Fuhri, The Hague, 1854
Creator
Fuhri, K. (uitgever/publisher)
Year
[1854]
Type
affiche, poster
Measurements
32 x 42 cm.
Related term
affiches, series, populaire boeken, prijzen (van drukwerk)
Period
19e eeuw
Classification
G: Boekhandel en uitgeverij, K: Maatschappelijke aspecten van boekproductie en -verspreiding
Content
From c. 1850 more and more books were published in series. The supply was very large and varied and contained something for everyone. This shop poster refers to twenty titles in the series "Lectuur op reis en in de huiskamer", published by K. Fuhri in The Hague They were thin, cheap booklets but with a print-run of 740 copies per issue and measured by the standards of the time, very successful. The vignettes, also shown on the booklets themselves, always show people reading.
@description
Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek
@reproduction
Amsterdam Bibliotheek KVB Universiteitsbibliotheek UVA