Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2017-02-10 Public domain in the USA. 758 Sampson, Henry 1841 1891 09014076 A History of Advertising from the Earliest Times. Produced by Chris Curnow, Harry Lamé, Stephen Rowland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A History of Advertising from the Earliest Times" by Henry Sampson is an extensive historical account written in the late 19th century. This work explores the development, significance, and evolution of advertising throughout history, illustrating its transformations and the various forms it has taken, from ancient times to the author's contemporary period. The book is likely to engage readers interested in the social and economic implications of advertising practices. The opening of the text presents an overview of the book's intent and acknowledges the inherent challenges in documenting such a broad subject. Sampson notes that advertising is often mistakenly perceived as a modern invention, emphasizing its roots that can be traced back to ancient civilizations such as Greece and Rome. He begins to highlight different forms of advertising seen in old newspapers, showcasing how these advertisements reflect the life and culture of their times. The author aims to illustrate the development of advertising practices as integral to commerce and society, setting the stage for a deeper examination in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Advertising -- History HF Text Browsing: Business/Management Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Category: History - Other Category: Business/Management 1870855 2025-06-21T13:38:25.189251 text/html 1882874 2024-10-23T01:44:38 text/html 9841022 2025-06-21T13:39:15.920553 application/epub+zip 9871576 2025-06-21T13:38:39.926212 application/epub+zip 834753 2025-06-21T13:38:30.921226 application/epub+zip 11072133 2025-06-21T13:39:35.977382 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 10836478 2025-06-21T13:39:05.031531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1181825 2022-09-24T16:38:34.376346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1532561 2025-06-21T13:38:20.143251 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1512505 2024-10-23T01:44:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16525 2025-06-21T13:39:36.282373 application/rdf+xml 17886 2025-06-21T13:38:31.187220 image/jpeg 2475 2025-06-21T13:38:31.058198 image/jpeg 9042651 2025-06-21T13:38:25.579239 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia