A History of Advertising from the Earliest Times: Illustrated by Anecdotes, Curious Specimens and Biographical Notes |
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... seems to have been an imposture , which , believed in at the time , has been comparatively recently detected . A writer in the Quarterly Review , June 1855 , says , " The English Mercurie of 1588 [ Qy . 1583 ] , which professes to have ...
... seems to have been an imposture , which , believed in at the time , has been comparatively recently detected . A writer in the Quarterly Review , June 1855 , says , " The English Mercurie of 1588 [ Qy . 1583 ] , which professes to have ...
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... seems to have been what would now be called a promoter of newspapers , established the Edinburgh Courant , but relinquished it after the publication of fifty - five numbers , and in September 1706 commenced the Scots Courant , with ...
... seems to have been what would now be called a promoter of newspapers , established the Edinburgh Courant , but relinquished it after the publication of fifty - five numbers , and in September 1706 commenced the Scots Courant , with ...
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... seems almost too great a sum for calculation . There is no doubt , however , that many people would be very glad to do the figures for a very slight percentage on the returns , which would be fabulous , and which would , if properly ...
... seems almost too great a sum for calculation . There is no doubt , however , that many people would be very glad to do the figures for a very slight percentage on the returns , which would be fabulous , and which would , if properly ...
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... seems indeed singular that we are obliged to regard advertising as a comparatively modern institution ; for , as ... seem naturally to have been the first efforts in the direction of advertisements , and they go back to the remotest ...
... seems indeed singular that we are obliged to regard advertising as a comparatively modern institution ; for , as ... seem naturally to have been the first efforts in the direction of advertisements , and they go back to the remotest ...
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... III . , S. , CIA . ) , says , " I will now give my opinion upon this strange combination of Greek and Roman signs - it seems to me a custom introduced even at Rome the .... L punning on the name , so common on signboards ,
... III . , S. , CIA . ) , says , " I will now give my opinion upon this strange combination of Greek and Roman signs - it seems to me a custom introduced even at Rome the .... L punning on the name , so common on signboards ,
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A History of Advertising from the Earliest Times: Illustrated by Anecdotes ... Henry Sampson No preview available - 2015 |
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