The Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland, Volume 3: Ambition and Industry 1800–1880

Bill Bell

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2007

The Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland, Volume 3

Ambition and Industry 1800–1880

Bill Bell

In the series The Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748628810

Overview
Contents

About this book

Throughout the nineteenth century Scotland was transformed from an agricultural nation on the periphery of Europe to become an industrial force with international significance. A landmark in its field, this volume explores the changes in the Scottish book trade as it moved from a small-scale manufacturing process to a mass-production industry. This book brings together the work of over thirty leading experts to explore a broad range of topics that include production technology, bookselling and distribution, the literary market, reading and libraries, and Scotland's international relations.

Key Features

The only study of its kind.
Records Scotland's remarkable contribution to the history of the book in this period.
Chapters researched and written by leading experts.
Well illustrated.

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
FIGURES Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
TABLES Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
ABBREVIATIONS Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	xvi
CHRONOLOGY Publicly Available Download PDF	xix
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
I. PRODUCTION
Chapter One THE ORGANISATION OF THE TRADE John Morris, Trevor Howard-Hill and John Scally Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
II. PUBLISHING, DISTRIBUTION AND READING
Chapter Two PUBLISHING Peter Garside, Simon Eliot, David Finkelstein and Donald E. Meek Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
Chapter Three DISTRIBUTION AND READING Iain Beavan, Stephen Colclough, Donald E. Meek, Jonathan Rose and John Crawford Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
III. MARKETS AND GENRES
Chapter Four LITERATURE IN THE MARKETPLACE Peter Garside, Jane Millgate, Donald E. Meek, Rob Dunbar, Ian Campbell, Zsuzsanna Varga, Jenni Calder and Cairns Craig Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
Chapter Five THE DIVERSITY OF PRINT Padmini Ray Murray, Aileen Fyfe, Padmini Ray Murray, Diana Webster and Gen Harrison Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	278
Chapter Six PERIODICALS AND NEWSPAPERS Bill Bell, Joanne Shattock, Laurel Brake and Padmini Ray Murray Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	340
IV. BEYOND SCOTLAND
Chapter Seven GREATER BRITAIN AND IRELAND Ross Alloway, Robin Myers, Philip Henry Jones and Charles Benson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	385
Chapter Eight BOOKSELLER TO THE WORLD Sharon Brown, Barbara Schaff, Fiona A. Black, Graham Shaw and Wallace Kirsop Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	430
Appendix A: Personnel in the Print and Allied Trades Ross Alloway Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	476
Appendix B: Statistical Evidence for the 1825–6 Crisis Simon Eliot Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	486
CONTRIBUTORS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	494
BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	499
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	525

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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 576
Illustrations
- Other: 73 B/W illustrations
Keywords: Literary Studies

eBook

Published: November 23, 2007
ISBN: 9780748628810