The Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland, Volume 2: Enlightenment and Expansion 1707-1800 Hardcover - 2011

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[Front flap] Volume 2 Enlightenment and Expansion 1707-1800 Edited by Stephen W. Brown and Warren McDougall A study of the book during the age of Fergusson and Burns The eighteenth century saw Scotland expand its publishing, through landmark challenges to the early copyright legislation and the development of overseas markets. Scots in Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and Philadelphia sold 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 made publishing one of the country's elite new industries. continued on back flap The Edinburgh History of the book in scotland [back flap] Enlightenment and Expansion 1707-1800 Edited by Stephen W. Brown and Warren McDougall Edinburgh continued from front flap Over forty leading scholars come together in this volume to examine the development of the book in Scotland from 1707 to 1800. Printing, binding, bookselling, libraries, textbooks, distribution and international trade, copyright, piracy, literacy, music publication, women readers, the novel, sermons, street literature, periodicals, Gaelic books, Scottish poetry, children's books and cookery books are among the many aspects of print culture that they scrutinise. The book is enhanced by 25 colour images of Scottish bindings, 16 additional colour plates and 35 black and white illustrations. Stephen W. Brown is a 3M Fellow and Professor of English at Trent University in Canada. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Warren McDougall is an Honorary Fellow at the Centre for the History of the Book at the University of Edinburgh. The other volumes in the series are: Volume 1 From the Earliest Times to 1707 Edited by Alastair Mann and Sally Mapstone Volume 3 Ambition and Industry 1800-1880 Edited by Bill Bell Volume 4 Professionalism and Diversity 1880-2000 Edited by David Finkelstein and Alistair McCleery