Société typographique de Neuchâtel
Encyclopedia
The Société typographique de Neuchâtel was a Swiss publishing
house and bookseller
that operated between 1769-1794. Their archives, consisting of around 25,000 letters and various types of account books held in the Bibliothèque publique et universitaire de Neuchâtel
, are an unparalleled source for the study of the eighteenth-century European book trade. The STN published over 220 works, over 500 volumes in total, the majority of which were counterfeit editions.
Michel Schlup (ed.), La Société typographique de Neuchâtel, l’édition neuchâteloise au siècle des Lumières, 1769-1789 (2002).
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
house and bookseller
Bookselling
Bookselling is the commercial trading of books, the retail and distribution end of the publishing process. People who engage in bookselling are called booksellers or bookmen.-Bookstores today:...
that operated between 1769-1794. Their archives, consisting of around 25,000 letters and various types of account books held in the Bibliothèque publique et universitaire de Neuchâtel
University of Neuchâtel
The University of Neuchâtel is a French-speaking university in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The University has five faculties and more than a dozen institutes, including arts and human sciences, natural sciences, law, economics and theology. The Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences is the largest...
, are an unparalleled source for the study of the eighteenth-century European book trade. The STN published over 220 works, over 500 volumes in total, the majority of which were counterfeit editions.
Sources
Robert Darnton, The Forbidden Best-Sellers of Prerevolutionary France (1995)Michel Schlup (ed.), La Société typographique de Neuchâtel, l’édition neuchâteloise au siècle des Lumières, 1769-1789 (2002).