Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland, 1707-1800

ENDORSEMENTS BEING SOUGHTFront flap (extending to back flap if necessary): THE EDINBURGH HISTORY OF THE BOOK IN SCOTLANDGeneral Editor: Bill Bell, University of EdinburghWhether in the creation of early manuscripts, in the formation of libraries, through fine printing, or the development of mass media, Scotland's contributions to the history of the book, both within the nation and beyond its boundaries, have been remarkable. Published in four volumes, The Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland brings together the work of leading scholars in order to investigate the history of the Scottish book from earliest times to the present.Volume 2Enlightenment and Expansion1707-1800Edited by Stephen W. Brown and Warren McDougall The first thorough study of the book trade during the age of Fergusson and BurnsThe eighteenth century saw Scotland become a global leader in publishing, both through landmark challenges to the early copyright legislation and through the development of intricate overseas markets that extended across Europe, Asia and the Americas. Scots in Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Dublin and Philadelphia amassed fortunes while bringing to international markets classics in medicine and economics by Scottish authors, as well as such enduring works of reference as the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Entrepreneurship and a vigorous sense of nationalism brought Scotland from financial destitution at the time of the 1707 Union to extraordinary wealth by the 1790s. Publishing was one of the country's elite new industries.Over forty leading scholars come together in this volume to examine the development of Scotland's book trade from 1707 to 1800. Printing, binding, bookselling, libraries, textbooks, distribution and international trade, copyright, piracy, literacy, music publication, women readers, children's books and cookery books are among the many aspects of print culture that they scrutinize. The book is enhanced by 16 exclusive full colour images of rare Scottish bindings from private collections and 60 b&w illustrationsBack flap: Stephen W. Brown is a 3M Fellow and Professor of English at Trent University in Canada where he was Master of Champlain College from 1993-2009. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and has been a Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Studies and a Fellow of the Centre for the History of the Book at the University of Edinburgh.Warren McDougal has had fellowships at the Library Company of Philadelphia, the American Antiquarian Society, and Trent University, Canada, and is currently an honorary fellow at the Centre for the History of the Book at the University of Edinburgh. He is secretary of the Edinburgh Bibliographical Society.The other volumes in the series are:Volume 1 From the Earliest Times to 1707Edited by Alastair Mann and Sally MapstoneVolume 3 Ambition and Industry 1800-1880Edited by Bill BellVolume 4 Professionalism and Diversity 1880-2000Edited by David Finkelstein and Alistair McCleeryBack panel:EndorsementsBrown, Kate is the author of 'Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland, 1707-1800', published 2011 under ISBN 9780748619122 and ISBN 0748619127.