The industrial book, 1840-1880 / edited by Scott E. Casper ... [and others].

Other author Casper, Scott E.
Format Book
Publication InfoChapel Hill : Published in association with the American Antiquarian Society by the University of North Carolina Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxix, 539 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Book industries and trade--United States. --History. --19th century.
Publishers and publishing--United States. --History. --19th century.
Books and reading--United States. --History. --19th century.

SeriesHistory of the book in America ; v. 3
History of the book in America ; v. 3. ^A720678
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [425]-510) and index.
LCCN 2006038982
ISBN9780807830857 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0807830852 (cloth : alk. paper)