Needs and Opportunities in the History of the Book: America, 1639-1876

Reference Type	Book
Year of Publication	1987
Author	Editor: David D. Hall Editor: John B. Hench
Language	English
Number of Pages	281 pp.
Publisher	American Antiquarian Society
City	Worcester, MA
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Region	United States
Chronological Period	17th century 1800-1849 1850-1899 18th century
ISBN	9780912296876
Annotation	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