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The colonial book in the Atlantic world / edited by Hugh Amory & David D. Hall.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- History of the book in America ; v. 1.
- A history of the book in America ; v. 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Book industries and trade--United States--History--18th century.
- Book industries and trade.
- Book industries and trade--United States--History--17th century.
- Publishers and publishing--United States--History--18th century.
- Publishers and publishing.
- Books and reading--United States--History--18th century.
- Books and reading.
- History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiv, 638 pages) : illustrations.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Colonial book in the Atlantic world
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : Published in association with the American Antiquarian Society by the University of North Carolina Press, [2007]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Introduction: Part 1. Some Contexts and Questions
- Introduction: Part 2. Europeans' Encounter with the Native Americans / David D. Hall
- Ch. 1. Reinventing the Colonial Book / Hugh Amory
- Ch. 2. The Chesapeake in the Seventeenth Century / David D. Hall
- Ch. 3. Printing and Bookselling in New England, 1638-1713 / Hugh Amory
- Ch. 4. Readers and Writers in Early New England / David D. Hall
- Ch. 5. The Atlantic World. pt. 1. The Atlantic Economy in the Eighteenth Century / David D. Hall. pt. 2. Printers' Supplies and Capitalization / John Bidwell. pt. 3. The Importation of Books in the Eighteenth Century / James Raven
- Ch. 6. The Book Trade in the Middle Colonies, 1680-1720 / James N. Green
- Ch. 7. The Southern Book Trade in the Eighteenth Century / Calhoun Winton
- Ch. 8. The Middle Colonies, 1720-1790. pt. 1. English Books and Printing in the Age of Franklin / James N. Green. pt. 2. German and Dutch Books and Printing / A. Gregg Roeber.
- Notes:
- Print version originally published in 2000.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on Jan. 30, 2014).
- Other Format:
- Print version: History of the book in America.
- ISBN:
- 9780807868003
- 0807868000
- 9781469605463
- 1469605465
- Publisher Number:
- 99990106652
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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