The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain

Table of Contents

Introduction Michael F. Suarez, S.J.
Part I. Quantity and Nature of Printed Matter:
1. Toward a bibliometric analysis of the surviving record, 1701–1800 Michael F. Suarez, S.J.
2. Printed ephemera Michael Twyman
Part II. Economic, Legal and Cultural Context:
3. The book as a commodity James Raven
4. Copyright, authors and censorship Mark Rose
5. The rise of the professional author? Dustin Griffin
6. Women and print: readers, writers, and the market Isobel Grundy
Part III. The Technologies and Aesthetics of Book Production:
7. The technologies of printing James Mosley
8. The industrialisation of the paper trade John Bidwell
9. A year's work in the London printing house of the Bowyers Keith Maslen
10. Book illustration and the world of prints Tim Clayton
11. The morphology of the page Nicolas Barker
12. Bookbinding in the eighteenth century (1695–1830) Nicholas Pickwoad
Part IV. The Book Trade and its Markets: A. London and the 'Country':
13. London and the central sites of the English book trade 1695–1830 James Raven
14. Personnel within the London book trades: evidence from the Stationers' Company Michael L. Turner
15. The English provincial book trade: evidence from the British Book Trade Index Maureen Bell and John Hinks
16. The Scottish book trade Iain Beavan and Warren McDougall
17. Printing in Ireland Charles Benson
B. Two Case Studies:
18. The craft, the craftsman, and the crafty man: Richard Francklin (active 1718–65) James J. Caudle
19. The Longmans Asa Briggs
C. Serial Publication and the Trade:
20. London newspapers 1695–1830 Michael Harris
21. Newspapers and the sale of books in the provinces C. Y. Ferdinand
22. British commercial and financial journalism before 1800 John McCusker
23. Distribution – the case of William Tayler Michael L. Turner
24. Periodicals and the trade 1694–1780 James Tierney
25. Periodicals and the trade 1780–1830 Brian Maidment
D. The International Market:
26. Continental imports to Britain 1695–1740 P. G. Hoftijzer and O. S. Lankhorst
27. The English book on the Continent Bernhard Fabian and Marie-Luis Spieckermann
28. The British book in North America 1695–1840 James N. Green
29. The British book in India 1695–1830 Graham Shaw
Part V. Books and their Readers: A. Religious Books:
30. Religious publishing Isabel Rivers
31. The Bible trade B. J. McMullin
32. The publishing and distribution of religious books by voluntary associations: from the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge to the British and Foreign Bible Society Scott Mandelbrote
B. Literature and the Culture of Letters:
33. Book reviewing Antonia Forster
34. English literature 1695–1773 Michael F. Suarez, S. J.
35. British literature 1773–1830 Kathryn Sutherland
36. Scholarly editing: patristics, classical literature and Shakespeare Marcus Walsh
37. The reprint trade Tom Bonnell
C. Specialist Books and Markets:
38. Collecting and the antiquarian book trade Richard Landon
39. The Stationers' Company and the almanack trade Robin Myers
40. Children's books and school books Andrea Immel
41. Music David Hunter
42. Maps and atlases in Britain 1690–1830 Yolande Hodson
43. Enlarging the prospects of happiness: travel reading and travel writing 1695–1830 Shef Rogers
44. Law books Wilfrid Prest
45. Philosophical books 1695–1830 John Vladimir Price
46. Scientific and medical books to 1780 Alice Walters
47. Scientific and medical books 1800–30 John Topham
48. Radical publishing Marcus Wood
49. Mining the archive: a guide to present and future book-historical research resources Michael F. Suarez, S.J.
Bibliography
Index.

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