TY - SER AU - David D. Hall AU - John B. Hench CY - Worcester, MA LA - English N1 - Contents: Preface / John B. Hench A Report on the 1984 Conference on Needs and Opportunities in the History of the Book in American Culture / David D. Hall The Quest for Autonomy and Discipline: Labor and Technology in the Book Trade / William S. Pretzer Publishing in America: Needs and Opportunities for Research / Michael Winship American Book Distribution / James Gilreath Books and Culture: Canned, Canonized, and Neglected / David Grimsted, with a comment on Mr. Grimsted's paper by Roger Chartier The Bibliography and Textual Study of American Books / G. Thomas Tanselle, with a comment on Mr. Tanselle's paper by Norman Fiering PB - American Antiquarian Society PP - Worcester, MA PY - 1987 SN - 9780912296876 EP - 281 pp. TI - Needs and Opportunities in the History of the Book: America, 1639-1876 ER -