tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post114356223636353662..comments2024-01-06T00:28:45.062+08:00Comments on Bibliobibuli: MPH Celebrates Its Big Birthdaybibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1143727623631610512006-03-30T22:07:00.000+08:002006-03-30T22:07:00.000+08:00Not a clue.. was there even a publishing industry ...Not a clue.. was there even a publishing industry in 1845 ? I'd have thought back then books would have been for royalty or something. <BR/><BR/>Yeah Smiths.. there would be older ones of course.. in 1792 I think it was pretty much the Malacca Sultanate and not much else (my history sux but I'm not looking it up :) )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1143704635966801682006-03-30T15:43:00.000+08:002006-03-30T15:43:00.000+08:00walker - how about w.h.smiths established 1792?ano...walker - how about w.h.smiths <A HREF="http://www.answers.com/topic/w-h-smith" REL="nofollow">established 1792</A>?<BR/><BR/>anon - the straits times was first published 1845, but when did the company move into books?bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1143702031440969582006-03-30T15:00:00.000+08:002006-03-30T15:00:00.000+08:00That's not the oldest either. STP is 200 years old...That's not the oldest either. STP is 200 years old I think :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1143658875199190902006-03-30T03:01:00.000+08:002006-03-30T03:01:00.000+08:00Wow. 100 years old. I wonder how old Britain's o...Wow. 100 years old. I wonder how old Britain's oldest book chain is? Not that old, surely? I can only think of small, independent stores that are older.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1143627919557202742006-03-29T18:25:00.000+08:002006-03-29T18:25:00.000+08:00i didn't get a postcard ... did i? *scratches hea...i didn't get a postcard ... did i? *scratches head and tries to remember*<BR/><BR/>but anyway q, it's on until next tues so you can probably still make it (and after that it is going to be at other stores)... and being a photographer, i think you'd really enjoy itbibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1143602142323101882006-03-29T11:15:00.000+08:002006-03-29T11:15:00.000+08:00aww, wish i knew about this.are the illustrations ...aww, wish i knew about this.<BR/><BR/>are the illustrations the same style as the one on the postcard they sent out? i thought that was really good, great job! :-)qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168325055095657971noreply@blogger.com