A history of the book in America. Volume 3, The industrial book, 1840-1880 / edited by Scott E. Casper ... [et. al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Casper, Scott E.

Series:

History of the book in America ; v. 3.

A history of the book in America ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Book industries and trade--United States--History--19th century.

Book industries and trade.

Publishers and publishing--United States--History--19th century.

Publishers and publishing.

Books and reading--United States--History--19th century.

Books and reading.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (560 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill, N.C. : Published in association with the American Antiquarian Society by the University of North Carolina Press, c2007.

Summary:

Volume 3 of A History of the Book in America narrates the emergence of a national book trade in the nineteenth century, as changes in manufacturing, distribution, and publishing conditioned, and were conditioned by, the evolving practices of authors and readers. Chapters trace the ascent of the ""industrial book""--a manufactured product arising from the gradual adoption of new printing, binding, and illustration technologies and encompassing the profusion of nineteenth-century printed materials--which relied on nationwide networks of financing, transportation, and communication. In tan

Contents:

Manufacturing and book production

Labor and labor organization

Authors and literary authorship

The national book trade system

The role of government

Alternative publishing systems

Periodicals and serial publication

Ideologies and practices of reading

Sites of reading

Cultures of print

Alternative communication practices and the industrial book.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780807868034

0807868035

OCLC:

726826926