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Book Trade: In Vienna, the book trade can be traced back to the end of 
the 15%%sup th/%  century. In 1522 the first Censorship Regulation and 
in 1578 the first Regulation for Booksellers were issued. After the 
Turkish Wars the Austrian book trade, which was largely controlled by 
Vienna University, marked a sharp upswing. The most eminent 
personality of 18%%sup th/%  century book trade in Austria was J. T.  
Trattner. In 1807 a "Committee of Bourgeois Booksellers in Vienna" and 
a similar institution in Graz were founded. In 1855 regulations for a 
national school book publishing company were enacted. Under the Trade 
Regulation Act of 1859, booksellers required a licence. In the same 
year the "Verein der oesterreichischen Buchhaendler" (Association of 
Austrian Booksellers) was set up. From 1860 it published the 
"Oesterreichische Buchhaendler-Correspondenz" (a journal containing 
information on the Austrian book trade) and from 1861 the 
"Oesterreichische Bibliographie". Until 1871 the "Oesterreichischer 
Catalog", an index of new Austrian publications, was additionally 
published. In 1873 the Austrian book trade took part in the World 
Exposition in Vienna with a first comprehensive book exhibition. In 
1889 the above mentioned association and in fact all Austrian 
booksellers became members of the Boersenverein der Deutschen 
Buchhaendler (Central Association of German Booksellers). In 1897 a 
"Catalogus librorum in Austria prohibitorum" (an index of books 
prohibited in Austria) was compiled.

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After World War I the organisation called itself "Verein 
oesterreichischer Buchhaendler" (Association of Austrian booksellers). 
Additionally, the "Verband der oesterreichischen Buch-, Kunst- und 
Musikalienverleger" (Association of Austrian Publishers of Books, Art 
and Music) was founded in Vienna as an interest group. In 1929 the 
"Oesterreichisches Buchgewerbehaus" was accommodated in the 
Fuerstenberg palace.

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On August 1, 1945, the first post-war issue of the "Anzeiger" (journal 
of the Austrian book trade) was published; on March 31, 1946 the 
"Oesterreichische Bibliographie" was published in co-operation with 
the Austrian National Library; since January 1, 1992 this bibliography 
has been published exclusively by the Austrian National Library. In 
1946 the "Verein der oesterreichischen Buch-, Kunst- und 
Musikalienhaendler" was joined by sellers of newspapers and journals 
and in 1959 renamed "Hauptverband der oesterreichischen 
Buchhaendler"(Central Association of Austrian Booksellers). In 1965 
its name was changed to "Hauptverband des oesterreichischen 
Buchhandels" (Austrian Publishers and Booksellers Association).

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Since 1948 the "Austrian Book Week" has taken place every autumn. 
Since 1949 the "Austrian Book Trade Directory" has been published. The 
"Buchhaendler-Archiv" was set up according to the plans of R. Lechner. 
Austria joined the Bern Copyright Convention in 1920 and signed the 
universal Copyright Convention in 1957.


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