Introducción al mundo del libro a través de los avisos de La Gaceta Mercantil (1823-1828)

THE INVESTIGATION CONTAINS THE ANALYSIS AND THE INTERPRETATION OF PUBLICIES ADVERTISEMENTS OF LA GACETA MERCANTIL NEWSPAPER (BUENOS AIRES) WHICH HAVE RELATED TO THE WORLD OF THE BOOK DURING 1823-1828. THE STUDIES "BETWEEN ANOTHER IMPORTANT SUBJECTS" ARE THE FOLLOWING TIMES: THE BOOKSTORES AND SALE BOOK SHOPS, THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS'S IMPORTERS, THE PRINTINGS, THE LIBRARIES AND THE POSSIBLE READING HABITS. IN THIS WAY WERE IDENTIFIED 100 SALE BOOKS (INCLUDING 7 BOOKSTORES), 72 BOOKS'S IMPORTERS, 771 WORKS ANNOUNCED FOR SALE, AUTHORS AND TITLES OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC MORE FREQUENTLY. THE CONCLUSION OF THIS INVESTIGATION IS THAT THROUGH ADVERTISEMENTS IT IS POSSIBLE TO REBUILD A RICH AND DIVERSE WORLD SUCH AS THE BOOK IN BUENOS AIRES OF THAT AGE.