colportagen.
/kɒlpɔːˈtɑːʒ//ˈkɒlpɔːtɪdʒ/ The work of a colporteur; spec. the distribution of religious books and tracts by colporteurs.
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society > trade and finance > selling > selling or sale of specific things > [noun] > books
bookselling1530
bibliopoly1831
colportage1846
bibliopolery1882
1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Baird).
1876 C. M. Davies Unorthodox London (rev. ed.) 38 A man..whose business it was to manage the ‘colportage’.
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