4. THE BIRTH OF A BOOK

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE v
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
4. CONTENTS xi
5. ILLUSTRATIONS xii
6. ABBREVIATIONS xiii
7. 1. THE BEGINNINGS OF THE BODLEY HEAD 1
8. 2. THE BODLEY HEAD BOOK 36
9. 3. BELLES-LETTRES TO SELL 77
10. 4. THE BIRTH OF A BOOK 110
11. 5 THE BODLEY HEAD POETS: THE BOOKS OF THE RHYMERS’ CLUB 150
12. 6. THE BODLEY HEAD POETS: POISONOUS HONEY AND ENGLISH BLOSSOMS 184
13. 7. THE BODLEY HEAD AUTHORS: A GATHERING OF PLAYWRIGHTS, ESSAYISTS, AND FICTIONISTS 221
14. 8. THE BREAKUP 266
15. APPENDICES NOTES ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 281
16. APPENDIX A. CHECK LIST OF BODLEY HEAD BOOKS, 1889-1894 283
17. APPENDIX Β. THE BODLEY HEAD ARTISTS AND ILLUSTRATORS 290
18. APPENDIX C. THE BODLEY HEAD PERIODICALS 298
19. APPENDIX D. THE RECEPTION OF BODLEY HEAD BOOKS IN AMERICA 306
20. APPENDIX E. BODLEY HEAD EXPORTS AND IMPORTS: ENGLAND, AMERICA, AUSTRALIA 311
21. APPENDIX F. TRANSFERS 313
22. APPENDIX G. PRODUCTION COSTS AND FINAL INVENTORY 315
23. NOTES 327
24. ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 372
25. INDEX 373