Grumpy Old Bookman: The book world of 1935

Excellent post as Grumpy Old Bookman looks through “a book first published in 1935 and entitled The Book World — a New Survey.” A teaser:

Grumpy Old Bookman: The book world of 1935:

Another concern was over-production. Would you believe it, there were as many as 13,000 or 15,000 books a year being published! Far too many for anyone to keep up with. Where would it all end?

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