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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: The Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland : EHBSPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2007]Copyright date: 2007Description: 1 online resource (576 p.) : 73 B/W illustrationsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780748617791
  • 9780748628810
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 002.09411 070.50941109034
LOC classification:
  • Z330.3.S36 Z330.3.S36E35 2007
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FIGURES -- TABLES -- ABBREVIATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- CHRONOLOGY -- INTRODUCTION -- I. PRODUCTION -- Chapter One THE ORGANISATION OF THE TRADE -- II. PUBLISHING, DISTRIBUTION AND READING -- Chapter Two PUBLISHING -- Chapter Three DISTRIBUTION AND READING -- III. MARKETS AND GENRES -- Chapter Four LITERATURE IN THE MARKETPLACE -- Chapter Five THE DIVERSITY OF PRINT -- Chapter Six PERIODICALS AND NEWSPAPERS -- IV. BEYOND SCOTLAND -- Chapter Seven GREATER BRITAIN AND IRELAND -- Chapter Eight BOOKSELLER TO THE WORLD -- Appendix A: Personnel in the Print and Allied Trades -- Appendix B: Statistical Evidence for the 1825–6 Crisis -- CONTRIBUTORS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX
Summary: 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 FeaturesThe 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.
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FIGURES -- TABLES -- ABBREVIATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- CHRONOLOGY -- INTRODUCTION -- I. PRODUCTION -- Chapter One THE ORGANISATION OF THE TRADE -- II. PUBLISHING, DISTRIBUTION AND READING -- Chapter Two PUBLISHING -- Chapter Three DISTRIBUTION AND READING -- III. MARKETS AND GENRES -- Chapter Four LITERATURE IN THE MARKETPLACE -- Chapter Five THE DIVERSITY OF PRINT -- Chapter Six PERIODICALS AND NEWSPAPERS -- IV. BEYOND SCOTLAND -- Chapter Seven GREATER BRITAIN AND IRELAND -- Chapter Eight BOOKSELLER TO THE WORLD -- Appendix A: Personnel in the Print and Allied Trades -- Appendix B: Statistical Evidence for the 1825–6 Crisis -- CONTRIBUTORS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX

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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 FeaturesThe 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.

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In English.

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