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The Formal Establishment of the Book-Selling Business in Peru: The Cases of Juan Jiménez del Río, Pedro Durango de Espinosa, and Andrés de Hornillos (1580-1620)

Cuya Sialer, Alejandra (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2018)

There have been booksellers in Peru since 1543. However, it was only after the 1580s that bookselling as a business formalized, increasing these merchants’ presence in the viceroyalty. This process was propelled by various ...